1. (

• sluice ,
• sluice_down

) pour as if from a sluice; "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef" ;

2. (

• sluice ,
• flush ,

) irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth" ;

3. (

• sluice ,

) transport in or send down a sluice; "sluice logs" ;

4. (

• sluice

) draw through a sluice; "sluice water" ;

1. (

• sluicing

) pouring from or as if from a sluice; "the sluicing rain" ;