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slosh Definition

slosh (släs̸h)

transitive verb

  1. to shake or agitate (a liquid or something in a liquid)
  2. to apply (a liquid) lavishly or carelessly

Etymology: var. of slush

intransitive verb

  1. to splash or move clumsily through water, mud, etc.
  2. to splash about: said of a liquid

noun

  1. slush
  2. the sound of liquid splashing about

slosh Related Forms
sloshy adjective
slosh Usage Examples

Object

  • water: Slosh the water in the plastic bottle to show how the fluid in the inner ear moves around.
  • noise: The tank felt rather heavy and made quite a sloshing noise.
  • liquid: The compact bodies in the jars moving in the sloshing liquid.
  • problem: Vladimir Kozlov ( Linkoping, Sweden ): On the 2D sloshing problem.
  • gasoline: I slosh gasoline around, open all the doors and windows; strike a match.
  • load: DNV is involved in these areas by qualifying flexible loading systems and performing R&D programs for sloshing loads.

Converse of object

  • add: Squeeze a bit of lemon in, then add another slosh of white wine.

Modifying Another Word

  • about: Not knowing anything about the piece I had no idea what to expect - would there be water sloshing about?
  • around: The gangway is several inches deep in water and dirt ( footage shows the investigators feet sloshing around ).
  • literally: Rhodri Morgan behaves as if money is literally sloshing around Wales.
  • again: At nine o'clock our knees may knock - we stagger out despite ' em By half past ten we're sloshed again.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • around: Property price increases mean there's a lot more equity sloshing around in the UK's housing market.
  • out: By the time that I had got topside, the water I had pumped into the bath had sloshed out.
  • down: Feeling thirsty, he tried to swallow some water which simply sloshed down his nose.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • around: If blood is sloshing around unbidden then perhaps a quick three hour queue in casualty is called for?

Preposition: of

  • wine: Squeeze a bit of lemon in, then add another slosh of white wine.

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