slop

[ slop ]

/ slɒp /

verb (used with object), slopped, slop·ping.

to spill or splash (liquid).

to spill liquid upon.

to feed slop to (pigs or other livestock).

verb (used without object), slopped, slop·ping.

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.

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.

slops, Distilling. the mash remaining after distilling.

Words nearby slop

sloop, sloop of war, sloop rig, sloop-rigged, sloot, slop, slop around, slop basin, slop bucket, slop chest, slop jar

Origin of slop

1350–1400; Middle English sloppe (noun), Old English -sloppe (in cūsloppe cowslip, literally, cow slime); akin to slip³

SYNONYMS FOR slop

2 splash, slosh, spatter.

OTHER WORDS FROM slop

un·slopped, adjective

Definition for slops (2 of 2)

slop²

[ slop ]

/ slɒp /

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.

Origin of slop

before 1000; Middle English slop, Old English -slop (in oferslop overgarment); compare Middle Dutch overslop, Old Norse yfirsloppr

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Examples from the Web for slops

Back in the 18th century, overalls were known as “slops,” and carried a semi-criminal stigma.
Enough with the Overalls!|Sean Macaulay|April 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I should have got your slops cheaper,” he added, “if I could have taken your clothes in without you.
We and the World, Part II. (of II.)|Juliana Horatia Ewing
Slops properly signify sailors working clothes, which are of a very cheap and inexpensive character.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
The "tickets" are being made out among the slops and my guide is getting his instructions.
The New Germany|George Young

"Mr. Marble is famous for his love of slops," I answered, evasively.
Miles Wallingford|James Fenimore Cooper
So she goes on picking up alternately pumpkin and slops, till finally she gets a handful mixed.
The American Joe Miller|Various

British Dictionary definitions for slops (1 of 2)

slop¹

/ (slɒp) /

verb slops, slopping or slopped

(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 toto slop the pigs

(tr) to ladle or serve, esp clumsily

(intr foll by over) informal, mainly US and Canadian to 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

(often plural) informal liquid or semiliquid food of low quality

soft mud, snow, etc

informal gushing speech or writing

Word Origin for slop

C14: probably from Old English -sloppe in cūsloppe cowslip; see slip ³

British Dictionary definitions for slops (2 of 2)

slop²

/ (slɒp) /

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

Word Origin for slop

Old English oferslop surplice; related to Old Norse slopps gown, Middle Dutch slop

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slop

verb (used with object), slopped, slop·ping.

verb (used without object), slopped, slop·ping.

noun

Words related to slop

Words nearby slop

Origin of slop

SYNONYMS FOR slop

OTHER WORDS FROM slop

Definition for slops (2 of 2)

noun

Origin of slop

Examples from the Web for slops

British Dictionary definitions for slops (1 of 2)

verb slops, slopping or slopped

noun

Word Origin for slop

British Dictionary definitions for slops (2 of 2)

noun

Word Origin for slop