slop
1to spill or splash (liquid).
to spill liquid upon.
to feed slop to (pigs or other livestock).
to spill or splash liquid (sometimes followed by about): The children happily slopped about in the puddles.
(of liquid) to spill or splash out of a container (usually followed by over): The milk slopped over the rim of the glass.
to walk or go through mud, slush, or water.
Informal. to be unduly effusive or sentimental; gush (usually followed by over).
to move in an idle, lazy, casual, or slovenly manner (usually followed by around or about): to spend the weekend slopping around the house.
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.
slops, Distilling. the mash remaining after distilling.
Origin of slop
1Other words for slop
Other words from slop
- un·slopped, adjective
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Other definitions for slop (2 of 2)
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.
Origin of slop
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How to use slop in a sentence
This waterproof boot helped us love winter, whether we were on wet slop, powder, hiking trails, or city streets.
Specifically, it doesn’t produce as much downward pressure on the heel of your boot, so in a powered-up turn, the G-forces can overcome the binding and result in lateral slop.
Marker’s New Touring Binding Does (Almost) Everything | Marc Peruzzi | February 22, 2021 | Outside OnlineOut of the wok comes an umami-rich slop, fried rice only in memory.
Celebrate the House Meal, the Go-To Dish for When There’s No One to Satisfy but Yourself | Jaya Saxena | September 30, 2020 | EaterBut draft one can be a bit “less hard” because you just slop it down.
I never apprehended,” puts in Dr. slop, “that such a thing was ever thought of—much less executed.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian Sharman
But, when I looked down, I saw that she had taken away the good egg and left the bad one—all green and yellow—in the slop basin.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | VariousMay-be you expected to have a china bowl and pitcher in your room, and somebody to empty your slop.
The English Orphans | Mary Jane Holmesslop sinks have practically the same connections as the closets.
Elements of Plumbing | Samuel DibbleWash the slop jar and chamber with the cleaning substance or soap and the stiff brush.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping | Elizabeth Hale Gilman
British Dictionary definitions for slop (1 of 2)
/ (slɒp) /
(when intr, often foll by about) 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
(intr foll by over) informal, mainly US and Canadian to be unpleasantly effusive
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
(often plural) informal liquid or semiliquid food of low quality
soft mud, snow, etc
informal gushing speech or writing
Origin of slop
1British Dictionary definitions for slop (2 of 2)
/ (slɒp) /
(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
Origin of slop
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