slosh

[ slosh ]

/ slɒʃ /

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verb (used without object)

to splash or move through water, mud, or slush.

(of a liquid) to move about actively within a container.

verb (used with object)

to stir or splash (something) around in a fluid: to slosh the mop in the pail.

to splash (liquid) clumsily or haphazardly: She sloshed tea all over her new suit. They sloshed the paint over the wall.

noun

watery mire or partly melted snow; slush.

the lap or splash of liquid: the slosh of waves against the shore.

a small quantity of liquid: a slosh of milk in the pail.

a watery or weak drink.

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Origin of slosh

1805–15; perhaps blend of slop¹ and slush

Words nearby slosh

Sloppy Joe's, slopshop, slop sink, slopwork, slorm, slosh, sloshed, sloshy, slot, slot aerial, slotback

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How to use slosh in a sentence

Shake the pan occasionally to distribute the sauce and slosh it over the fish.
Salt Cod, Scampi, Filet of Grouper|The Daily Beast|December 23, 2008|DAILY BEAST
He saw the water carrier enter through the bamboo gate, heard the water slosh about jerkily as the bheestee emptied his goatskin.
The Adventures of Kathlyn|Harold MacGrath
Gallant gentlemen and delicate ladies braving rain and slosh.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100., February 7, 1891|Various
I want to wind a towel around my head, and pin up my skirt, and slosh around with a pail of hot, soapy water.
Roast Beef, Medium|Edna Ferber

I go after the boss, and old Brockmann hikes up to the slosh on the jump.
Roads of Destiny|O. Henry
And when he'd move they'd squeak, and make eyes at him as they went up to the slosh.
Roads of Destiny|O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for slosh

slosh

/ (slɒʃ) /

noun

watery mud, snow, etc

British slang a heavy blow

the sound of splashing liquid

a popular dance with a traditional routine of steps, kicks, and turns performed in lines

verb

(tr; foll by around, on, in, etc) informal to throw or pour (liquid)

(when intr, often foll by about or around) informal

to shake or stir (something) in a liquid
(of a person) to splash (around) in water, etc

(tr) British slang to deal a heavy blow to

(usually foll by about or around) informal to shake (a container of liquid) or (of liquid within a container) to be shaken

Derived forms of slosh

sloshy, adjective

Word Origin for slosh

C19: variant of slush, influenced by slop 1

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slosh

Origin of slosh

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