slop

[ slop ]

/ slɒp /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR slop

2 splash, slosh, spatter.

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Origin of slop

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English noun sloppe “mud hole,” Old English -sloppe (in cūsloppe cowslip, literally, “cow slime”); akin to slip³; the verb is derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM slop

un·slopped, adjective

Other definitions for slop (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

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English slop(pe), slope “loose outer garment,” Old English -slop (in oferslop “overgarment, surplice”); compare Middle Dutch overslop, Old Norse yfirsloppr

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How to use slop in a sentence

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
"It's awful the way I inhale," said Slops with a melancholy sigh.
The Varmint|Owen Johnson
"Make the signal," said Slops, sheltering himself behind Stover.
The Varmint|Owen Johnson
But that's probably because they get the slops from the kitchen, and the soap-suds, every wash-day.
Amateur Gardencraft|Eben E. Rexford

A window was suddenly opened, and a pailful of slops splashed down upon the doorstep.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
God send thee to cram thy slops with French crowns, and thy enemies bellies with bullets.
The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys.|Thomas Dekker

British Dictionary definitions for slop (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 slop (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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