silt up

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silt up

verb silts up · silting up · silted up

intransitive To become filled or clogged with silt. Both are drained by subterranean channels which the water has worn or which earthquakes have opened up through the rock; and whenever these outlets are silted up or otherwise closed, what at other times is a plain becomes converted for the time being into a lake.

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verb become filled or clogged with silt

Português	assorear
Français	envaser
Italiano	ostruirsi

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@misc{silt_up_2026,
  title = {silt up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/silt%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}