[sɪlt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbour


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: probably originally denoting a salty deposit and of Scandinavian origin, related to Danish and Norwegian sylt ‘salt marsh’, also to salt

[sɪlt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- become filled or blocked with silt
(e.g: the river's mouth had silted up)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: probably originally denoting a salty deposit and of Scandinavian origin, related to Danish and Norwegian sylt ‘salt marsh’, also to salt