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    [Noun]  | "sed*i*ment" | \ ˈse-də-mənt \


    1: the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid

    2: material deposited by water, wind, or glaciers

    Origin: 1547 ;

     Latin sedimentum settling, from sedēre to sit, sink down;

    [Verb]  | "sed*i*ment" | \ ˈse-də-ˌment \


    1: to deposit as sediment

    2: to settle to the bottom in a liquid

    3: to deposit sediment

    Origin: 1859 ;

    [Verb]  | "sediment" 


    1: to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid);


      * e.g., " ... the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected "




    [Noun]  | "sediment" 


    1: matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid;


      * e.g., " ... the sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic "



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     [ "sediment" ]

    1: noun; a large sum of cash awarded to the plaintiff whose case is upheld by Judge Joe Brown. ebonic/niglish word derived from "settlement."

      * e.g.,  ... Tyronia dun gimme a sediment cause he mybabydaddy an de judge say he gotta pay fo him. 

     [ "Sediment" ]

    1: Sediment adj - something that is so effort, lazy or flat alturnativley it can be used to discribe something that is bad

      * e.g.,  ... ohh... that’s so sediment 

     [ "fart sediment" ]

    1: the tangible aftermath of over- flatulance found in the underpants or panty. Can be smelled and felt. Not to be confused with shart.

      * e.g.,  ... I am not going down on you, there is probably fart sediment on your dick 

     [ "sedimentation" ]

    1: It’s when over time, a characters traits settle into many dense layers, resulting it complex and different structure.

      * e.g.,  ... Klaus from American Dad has sedimentation. 

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