slopped

Variant of slop

slop definition

slop (släp)

noun

  1. watery snow or mud; slush
  2. a splash or puddle of spilled liquid
  3. any liquid or semiliquid food that is unappetizing or of poor quality
    1. liquid waste of any kind
    2. ☆ kitchen waste or swill, used for feeding pigs, etc.
  5. Informal excessive sentimentality in speech or writing

Etymology: ME sloppe < OE (only in comp.) < base of slypa: see slip

intransitive verb slopped, slopping slop′·ping

  1. to spill or splash
  2. to walk or splash through slush or mud

transitive verb

  1. to spill liquid on
  2. to spill
  3. ☆ to feed swill or slops to (pigs, etc.)
slop Idioms

slop over

  1. to overflow or spill, as a liquid when its container is tilted
  2. ☆ Informal to make a display of sentimentality; gush

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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