"sluice" in the noun sense

1. sluice, sluiceway, penstock

conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate

"sluice" in the verb sense

1. sluice, sluice down

pour as if from a sluice

"An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef"

2. sluice, flush

irrigate with water from a sluice

"sluice the earth"

3. sluice

transport in or send down a sluice

"sluice logs"

4. sluice

draw through a sluice

"sluice water"

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