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WIKTIONARY
puddle
Noun
∙
A small pool of water, usually on a path or road. [from 14th c.]
∙
Stagnant or polluted water. [from 16th c.]
now dialectal
∙
A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight. [from 18th c.]
Verb
∙
To form a puddle.
∙
To play or splash in a puddle.
∙
To process iron by means of puddling.
∙
To line a canal with puddle (clay).
∙
To collect ideas, especially abstract concepts, into rough subtopics or categories, as in study, research or conversation.
∙
To make (clay, loam, etc.) dense or close, by working it when wet, so as to render impervious to water.
∙
To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt with (water).