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slop
1[slop]
verb (used with object)
to spill or splash (liquid).
to spill liquid upon.
Synonyms: , ,to feed slop to (pigs or other livestock).
verb (used without object)
to spill or splash liquid (sometimes followed byabout ).
The children happily slopped about in the puddles.
(of liquid) to spill or splash out of a container (usually followed byover ).
The milk slopped over the rim of the glass.
to walk or go through mud, slush, or water.
Informal.Ģżto be unduly effusive or sentimental; gush (usually followed byover ).
to move in an idle, lazy, casual, or slovenly manner (usually followed by around orabout ).
to spend the weekend slopping around the house.
noun
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
badly cooked or unappetizing food or drink.
bran from bolted cornmeal mixed with an equal part of water and used as a feed for swine and other livestock.
any similar, watery feed; swill.
Often slops
the dirty water, liquid refuse, etc., of a household or the like.
tasteless or unappetizing soup, stew, or drink.
kitchen refuse; swill.
liquid mud.
Distilling.Ģżslops, the mash remaining after distilling.
slop
2[slop]
noun
slops,
clothing, bedding, etc., supplied to sailors from the ship's stores.
cheap, ready-made clothing in general.
short, baggy trousers, worn by men, especially sailors, in the 16th and 17th centuries.
a loose-fitting overgarment, as a tunic or smock.
slop
1/ ²õ±ōɱč /
verb
to cause (liquid) to splash or spill or (of liquid) to splash or spill
(tr) to splash liquid upon
(intr; foll by along, through, etc) to tramp (through) mud or slush
(tr) to feed slop or swill to
to slop the pigs
(tr) to ladle or serve, esp clumsily
informalĢżto be unpleasantly effusive
noun
a puddle of spilt liquid
(plural) wet feed, esp for pigs, made from kitchen waste, etc
(plural) waste food or liquid refuse
(plural) the beer, cider, etc, spilt from a barrel while being drawn
(often plural) the residue left after spirits have been distilled
informalĢż(often plural) liquid or semiliquid food of low quality
soft mud, snow, etc
informalĢżgushing speech or writing
slop
2/ ²õ±ōɱč /
noun
(plural) sailors' clothing and bedding issued from a ship's stores
any loose article of clothing, esp a smock
(plural) men's wide knee breeches worn in the 16th century
(plural) shoddy manufactured clothing
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- unslopped adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of slop1
Origin of slop2
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of slop1
Origin of slop2
Example Sentences
After watching horses slip and stomp in the slop on Kentucky Derby day, racing followers are looking for an honest track on Preakness Saturday.
Slanting the dialogue of a major theatrical gangbuster toward hesitation or negativity only feeds the slop machine.
"While the personalisation might feel nice, these systems are putting brands and characters into a blender with no responsibility for the slop that emerges."
Trillions had been invested, he insisted, and Americans were happier than pigs in slop over the tariffs.
"I climbed from underneath that house, in mud and slop, and said to myself: 'I'm going to do something in my life, I'm not a thief.'"
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Related 51³Ō¹Ļs
- sloshĢż
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