verb
become chocked with silt
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The river silted up
• Syn: ↑silt
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Something ——s
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ˌsilt ˈup [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they silt up he/she/it silts up present participle silting up past tense silted up past participle silted up] phrasal verb
to become filled with silt
Thesaurus: what liquids can dohyponym
Main entry: silt
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ˌsilt sthˈup | ˌsilt ˈup derived
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Sand has silted up the river delta.
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The harbour has now silted up.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.