Slop Definition
slŏp
slopped, slopping, slops
noun
slops
Watery snow or mud; slush.
Webster's New World
A splash or puddle of spilled liquid.
Webster's New World
Any liquid or semiliquid food that is unappetizing or of poor quality.
Webster's New World
Kitchen waste or swill, used for feeding pigs, etc.
Webster's New World
Waste food used to feed pigs or other animals; swill.
American Heritage
verb
slopped, slopping, slops
To be spilled or splashed.
Suds slopped over the rim of the washtub.
American Heritage
To spill.
Webster's New World
To walk or splash through slush or mud.
Webster's New World
To spill liquid on.
Webster's New World
To spill or splash.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
idiom
slop over
- to overflow or spill, as a liquid when its container is tilted
- to make a display of sentimentality; gush
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Slop
- slop over
Origin of Slop
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Middle English sloppe a kind of garment from Old English -slop (in oferslop surplice) sleubh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English sloppe a muddy place perhaps from Old English sloppe dung, slime sleubh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Probably representing Old English *sloppe, related to slip.
From Wiktionary
Origin uncertain.
From Wiktionary
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