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1 bubbling
барботирующий; барботажный; кипение; барботажСинонимический ряд:1. cooking (adj.) boiling; boiling over; cooking; distilling; percolating; simmering; steaming; steeping; stewing2. boiling (verb) boiling; burning; churning; fermenting; moiling; seething; simmering; smoldering; smouldering; stirring3. foaming (verb) effervescing; fizzing; foaming; frothing; lathering; spuming4. sloshing (verb) burbling; gurgling; lapping; sloshing; washing -
2 girar
v.1 to turn (dar vueltas).girar la cabeza to turn one's headEl auto gira The car turns=veers.El aparato gira la rueda The machine turns the wheel.Las ruedas giran sobre el eje The wheels turn on the axis.2 to turn.el camino gira a la derecha the road turns to the right3 to remit payment (commerce).4 to draw (commerce).La tienda giró un cheque The store drew a check.5 to transfer (money).* * *1 (dar vueltas) to rotate, whirl, spin2 (torcer) to turn4 COMERCIO to have a turnover1 COMERCIO to issue2 (cambiar de sentido) to turn, turn around\girar en descubierto COMERCIO to overdraw* * *verb2) rotate3) swing around* * *1. VT1) (=dar vueltas a) [+ llave, manivela, volante] to turn; [+ peonza, hélice, ruleta] to spin2) (Com) [+ dinero, facturas] to send; [+ letra, cheque] [gen] to draw; [a una persona concreta] to issue2. VI1) (=dar vueltas) [noria, rueda] to go (a)round, turn, revolve; [disco] to revolve, go (a)round; [planeta] to rotate; [hélice] to go (a)round, rotate, turn; [peonza] to spingira a 1600rpm — it revolves o goes (a)round at 1600rpm
la tierra gira alrededor del sol — the earth revolves around o goes (a)round the sun
el satélite gira alrededor de la tierra — the satellite circles o goes (a)round the earth
2) (=cambiar de dirección) to turn (a)roundhacer girar — [+ llave] to turn; [+ sillón] to turn (a)round
3) (=torcer) [vehículo] to turn; [camino] to turn, bendgirar a la derecha/izquierda — to turn right/left
el camino gira a la derecha varios metros más allá — the path turns o bends to the right a few metres further on
el partido ha girado a la izquierda en los últimos años — the party has moved o shifted to the left in recent years
4)girar alrededor de o sobre o en torno a — [+ tema, ideas] to revolve around, centre around, center around (EEUU); [+ líder, centro de atención] to revolve around
la conversación giraba en torno a las elecciones — the conversation revolved o centred around the election
su última obra gira en torno al tema del amor cortés — his latest work revolves around the subject of courtly love
el número de asistentes giraba alrededor de 500 personas — there were about 500 people in the audience
5)girar en descubierto — (Com, Econ) to overdraw
6) (=negociar) to operate, do business3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)b) ( darse la vuelta) to turnc)girar en torno a algo — conversación/debate to revolve o center* around something; discurso to center* o focus on something
2) (torcer, desviarse) to turn2.girar vt1) <manivela/volante> to turn2) (Com, Fin)a) <cheque/letra de cambio> to drawb) < dinero> to send; ( a través de un banco) to transfer3) (frml) < instrucciones> to give, to issue (frml)* * *= deflect, rotate, turn, whirl, twist, spin around, revolve, swing, swing back, wind, swivel, twirl, gyrate, spin.Ex. On deflecting one of these levers to the right he runs through the book before him, each page in turn being projected at a speed which just allows a recognizing glance at each.Ex. The computer creates a series of entries by rotating the component terms with which it has been provided.Ex. The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.Ex. Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay.Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.Ex. With considerable reluctance, he spun his chair around and was about to return to his papers when Preston Huish put his head into the room.Ex. This was the cylinder machine, which formed a web of paper not on an endless belt of woven wire but on a cylinder covered with wire mesh (looking like a large dandy roll) which revolved half-submerged in a vat of stuff.Ex. The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.Ex. Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.Ex. Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.Ex. The light direction can be controlled by swivelling the reflector.Ex. A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck.Ex. The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.Ex. In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction.----* argumento + girar en torno a = argument + revolve around.* cuestión + girar en torno a = question + revolve around.* discusión + girar en torno a = discussion + centre around.* girar 180 grados = move + 180 degrees.* girar al descubierto = overdraw.* girar alrededor de = spin about, orbit.* girar bruscamente = swerve.* girar en torno a = hinge on/upon, revolve around, circle around.* girar media vuelta = swing in + a half-circle.* girar sobre un pivote = pivot.* hacer girar = twiddle, twirl.* mundo + girar en torno a = enterprise + revolve on.* polémica + girar en torno a = controversy + revolve around.* problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)b) ( darse la vuelta) to turnc)girar en torno a algo — conversación/debate to revolve o center* around something; discurso to center* o focus on something
2) (torcer, desviarse) to turn2.girar vt1) <manivela/volante> to turn2) (Com, Fin)a) <cheque/letra de cambio> to drawb) < dinero> to send; ( a través de un banco) to transfer3) (frml) < instrucciones> to give, to issue (frml)* * *= deflect, rotate, turn, whirl, twist, spin around, revolve, swing, swing back, wind, swivel, twirl, gyrate, spin.Ex: On deflecting one of these levers to the right he runs through the book before him, each page in turn being projected at a speed which just allows a recognizing glance at each.
Ex: The computer creates a series of entries by rotating the component terms with which it has been provided.Ex: The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.Ex: Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay.Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.Ex: With considerable reluctance, he spun his chair around and was about to return to his papers when Preston Huish put his head into the room.Ex: This was the cylinder machine, which formed a web of paper not on an endless belt of woven wire but on a cylinder covered with wire mesh (looking like a large dandy roll) which revolved half-submerged in a vat of stuff.Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.Ex: The light direction can be controlled by swivelling the reflector.Ex: A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck.Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.Ex: In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction.* argumento + girar en torno a = argument + revolve around.* cuestión + girar en torno a = question + revolve around.* discusión + girar en torno a = discussion + centre around.* girar 180 grados = move + 180 degrees.* girar al descubierto = overdraw.* girar alrededor de = spin about, orbit.* girar bruscamente = swerve.* girar en torno a = hinge on/upon, revolve around, circle around.* girar media vuelta = swing in + a half-circle.* girar sobre un pivote = pivot.* hacer girar = twiddle, twirl.* mundo + girar en torno a = enterprise + revolve on.* polémica + girar en torno a = controversy + revolve around.* problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.* * *girar [A1 ]viA1 «rueda» to turn, revolve, go around o round; «disco» to revolve, go around; «trompo» to spinla tierra gira alrededor del sol the earth revolves around the sunhizo girar la llave en la cerradura he turned the key in the lock2 (darse la vuelta) to turngiré para mirarla I turned (around) to look at hergiró sobre sus talones he turned on his heella puerta giró lentamente sobre sus goznes the door swung slowly on its hinges3 girar EN TORNO A algo «conversación/debate» to revolve o center* AROUND sth; «discurso» to center* o focus ON sthB (torcer, desviarse) to turnen la próxima esquina gire a la derecha take the next right, take the next turn o ( BrE) turning on the rightlo acusan de haber girado hacia posiciones demasiado conservadoras he is accused of having moved o shifted o swung toward(s) too conservative a stance■ girarvtA ‹manivela/volante› to turngiró la cabeza para mirarme he turned to look at me, he turned his head toward(s) mela anda girando de taxista he's making a living as a taxi driver1 ‹cheque/letra de cambio› to drawgiró varios cheques en descubierto he issued several checks without sufficient funds in the account to cover them, he kited several checks ( AmE)2 ‹dinero› to send; (a través de un banco) to transfer* * *
girar ( conjugate girar) verbo intransitivo
1
[ disco] to revolve, go around;
[ trompo] to spin;
girar alrededor de algo/algn to revolve around sth/sb
2 (torcer, desviarse) to turn;
verbo transitivo
1 ‹manivela/volante› to turn
2 (Com, Fin) ‹cheque/letra de cambio› to draw
girar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (unas aspas, un trompo, etc) to spin
2 (torcer, cambiar de dirección) girar a la derecha/izquierda, to turn right/left
3 (tratar) to revolve: la conversación giró en torno al tiempo, the conversation revolved around the weather
II verbo transitivo
1 (la cabeza, llave) to turn
2 Fin (dinero) to send by giro
(una letra de cambio) to draw
' girar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- doblar
- redonda
- redondo
- torcer
- virar
- volverse
- descubierto
- volver
English:
bear
- gyrate
- orbit
- pivot
- revolve
- rotate
- spin
- swing
- swivel
- turn
- turn round
- twirl
- twist
- twist round
- veer
- wheel
- whirl
- center
- draw
- hinge
- left
- pirouette
- right
- swirl
- twiddle
- wind
* * *♦ vi1. [doblar] to turn;el camino gira a la derecha the road turns to the right;el conductor giró a la izquierda the driver turned left o made a left turn2. [dar vueltas] to turn;[rápidamente] to spin;la Luna gira alrededor de la Tierra the Moon revolves o goes around the Earth;este coche gira muy bien this car has a tight turning circle3. [darse la vuelta] to turn (round);giré para verla mejor I turned round to see her betterel coloquio giró en torno a la pena de muerte the discussion dealt with the topic of the death penalty5. Com to remit payment;girar en descubierto to write a check without sufficient funds♦ vt1. [hacer dar vueltas a] to turn;giró la llave en la cerradura she turned the key in the lock;girar la cabeza to turn one's head2. Com to draw3. [dinero] to transfer, to remit* * *I v/igirar a la derecha/izquierda turn to the right/left; de coche, persona turn right/left, take a right/leftgirar en torno a algo fig revolve around sthII v/t COM transfer* * *girar vi1) : to turn around, to revolve2) : to swing around, to swivelgirar vt1) : to turn, to twist, to rotate2) : to draft (checks)3) : to transfer (funds)* * *girar vb1. (dar vueltas) to revolve / to go round2. (cambiar de dirección) to turn -
3 rotar
v.1 to rotate, to turn.2 to rotate.* * *verb1) to rotate2) spin* * *VT to rotate* * *1.verbo transitivo/ intransitivo to rotate2.rotarse v pronse rotan el coche — (Méx) they take it in turns to use the car
* * *= rotate, revolve, swivel, gyrate, spin.Ex. The computer creates a series of entries by rotating the component terms with which it has been provided.Ex. This was the cylinder machine, which formed a web of paper not on an endless belt of woven wire but on a cylinder covered with wire mesh (looking like a large dandy roll) which revolved half-submerged in a vat of stuff.Ex. The light direction can be controlled by swivelling the reflector.Ex. The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.Ex. In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction.* * *1.verbo transitivo/ intransitivo to rotate2.rotarse v pronse rotan el coche — (Méx) they take it in turns to use the car
* * *= rotate, revolve, swivel, gyrate, spin.Ex: The computer creates a series of entries by rotating the component terms with which it has been provided.
Ex: This was the cylinder machine, which formed a web of paper not on an endless belt of woven wire but on a cylinder covered with wire mesh (looking like a large dandy roll) which revolved half-submerged in a vat of stuff.Ex: The light direction can be controlled by swivelling the reflector.Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.Ex: In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction.* * *rotar [A1 ]vt1 (hacer girar) to rotate, turn, spin2 (en un puesto) to rotate3 ‹cultivos› to rotate■ rotarvi1 (girar) to rotaterota sobre su eje it rotates o turns o spins on its axis2(en un cargo): los miembros van rotando en el puesto de secretario the members rotate in the post of secretary, the post of secretary rotates among the members3 «cultivos» to rotate■ rotarsehay cinco personas que se van rotando there are five people working on a rota systemse fueron rotando para manejar they took it in turns to drive, they took the driving in turnsse rotan el coche ( Méx); they take it in turns to use the car* * *
rotar ( conjugate rotar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to rotate
rotarse verbo pronominal ( en trabajo) to work on a rota system;
rotar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (alrededor de un eje) to rotate
2 (en un trabajo o función) to take it in turns
II vtr Agr to rotate
' rotar' also found in these entries:
English:
rotate
* * *♦ vt1. [hacer girar] to rotate2. [cultivos] to rotate♦ vi1. [girar] to rotate, to turn2. [alternar, turnarse] to rotate3. [cultivos] to rotate♦ See also the pronominal verb rotarse* * *v/i de personas take turns* * *rotar vt: to rotate, to turnrotar vi: to turn, to spin -
4 chapotear
v.1 to splash about.2 to wet with a sponge.* * *1 (agitar en el agua) to splash about1 (humedecer) to moisten, dampen, sponge* * *verb* * *VI [en el agua] to splash about* * ** * *= paddle, paddle about, make + a splash, slosh around.Ex. The author explains how finding needed data on the Web can be like paddling round in a bath of milk.Ex. In the ditch near by little children paddle about.Ex. Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer.Ex. In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction.----* piscina inflable para chapotear = paddling pool, wading pool.* * ** * *= paddle, paddle about, make + a splash, slosh around.Ex: The author explains how finding needed data on the Web can be like paddling round in a bath of milk.
Ex: In the ditch near by little children paddle about.Ex: Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer.Ex: In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction.* piscina inflable para chapotear = paddling pool, wading pool.* * *chapotear [A1 ]vi(en el agua) to splash, splash around; (en el barro) to squelch, squelch around* * *
chapotear ( conjugate chapotear) verbo intransitivo ( en agua) splash (around);
( en barro) squelch (around)
chapotear verbo intransitivo to splash about, paddle
' chapotear' also found in these entries:
English:
paddle
- slop
- splash
- squelch
- slosh
* * *chapotear vito splash about* * *v/i splash* * *chapotear vi: to splash about* * *chapotear vb to splash -
5 dousing
1. n прыжок в воду2. n душСинонимический ряд:1. dipping (verb) dipping; ducking; dunking; immersing; submerging; submersing2. quenching (verb) extinguishing; outing; put out; putting out; quenching; snuffing3. removing (verb) doffing; putting off; removing; taking off4. splashing (verb) slopping; sloshing; spattering; splashing; splattering; splurging5. wetting (verb) deluging; drenching; drowning; saturating; soaking; sopping; sousing; wetting -
6 slopping
1. наклонный2. наклонСинонимический ряд:1. dashing (verb) bespattering; dashing; dousing; sloshing; spattering; splashing; splattering; splurging2. gulping (verb) bolting; cramming; gobbling; gulping; guzzling; wolfing3. plodding (verb) plodding; slogging; toiling; trudging4. slumping (verb) lolling; slouching; slumping5. spilling (verb) spilling -
7 slosh
tr[slɒʃ]1 (splash) salpicar1 agitarsen.• aguanieve s.f.• fango s.m.• lodo s.m.v.• chapotear v.slɑːʃ, slɒʃ
1.
transitive verb ( splash) echar
2.
vi[slɒʃ]to slosh around o about — \<\<person\>\> chapotear; \<\<liquid\>\> agitarse haciendo ruido
1. VT1) (=splash) [+ liquid]2) (=hit) [+ person] pegar2.VI* * *[slɑːʃ, slɒʃ]
1.
transitive verb ( splash) echar
2.
vito slosh around o about — \<\<person\>\> chapotear; \<\<liquid\>\> agitarse haciendo ruido
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8 slosh
( = spill) renverser ; ( = apply lavishly) répandre• he sloshed water over the floor (deliberately) il a répandu de l'eau par terre ; (accidentally) il a renversé de l'eau par terre* * *[slɒʃ] 1.transitive verb1) (colloq) ( spill) répandre (en éclaboussant) [liquid]2) (sl) GB ( hit) flanquer un coup (colloq) à2.(colloq) intransitive verb (also slosh about) clapoter3.(colloq) sloshed past participle adjective bourré (colloq)to get sloshed — prendre une cuite (colloq)
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9 bolting
1. n болтовое крепление2. n бот. стрелкование, цветуха3. n просеивание; грохочениеСинонимический ряд:1. exclaiming (verb) blurting out; crying out; ejaculating; exclaiming2. gulping (verb) cramming; engorging; gobbling; gulping; guzzling; slopping; sloshing; wolfing3. running (verb) boiling; bustling; charging; chasing; darting; dashing; fleeing; flinging; flitting; flying; get out; hastening; hurrying; lashing; making off; pelting; racing; rocketing; running; rushing; sailing; scampering; scooting; scurrying; shooting; skipping; sprinting; tearing4. starting (verb) jumping; springing; starting; startling -
10 dashing
1. a стремительный2. a лихой; удалой3. a любящий порисоваться; бьющий на эффектСинонимический ряд:1. dapper (adj.) chic; dapper; gallant; jaunty; romantic2. fearless (adj.) adventurous; bold; brave; daring; fearless3. lively (adj.) alert; animate; animated; bouncy; bright; chipper; gay; keen; lively; peppy; pert; rousing; spirited; sprightful; sprightly; unpedantic; vivacious4. splashing (adj.) breaking; crushing; flinging; hurled against; rolling; shattering; splashing; storm-tossed; striking5. stylish (adj.) a la mode; exclusive; fashionable; in; modish; posh; sharp; smart; snappy; stylish; swank; swish; tonish; tony; trig; ultrafashionable; with-it6. blasting (verb) blasting; blighting; nipping; wrecking7. dashing (verb) bespattering; dashing; slopping; sloshing; spattering; splashing; splattering8. frustrating (verb) baffling; balking; beating; bilking; buffaloing; circumventing; disappointing; foiling; frustrating; ruining; thwarting9. running (verb) boiling; bolting; bustling; charging; chasing; darting; flinging; flitting; flying; hastening; hurrying; lashing; pelting; racing; rocketing; running; rushing; sailing; scampering; scooting; scurrying; shinning; shooting; sprinting; tearing -
11 lapping
1. n тех. нахлёстывание, напуск2. n тех. сбегание3. n тех. полировка, притирка, доводкаСинонимический ряд:1. bathing (verb) bathing; laving; lipping2. overlapping (verb) imbricating; overlapping; overlying; overriding; riding; shingling3. washing (verb) bubbling; burbling; gurgling; sloshing; splashing; swishing; washing -
12 spattering
брызгать; забрызгиваниеСинонимический ряд:1. few (noun) few; handful; scattering; smatch; smatter; smattering; spatter; sprinkling2. dashing (verb) bespattering; dashing; dousing; slopping; sloshing; splashing; splattering; splurging; spotting3. maligning (verb) aspersing; blackening; calumniating; defaming; denigrating; libeling or libelling; libelling; maligning; scandalising; scandalizing; slandering; slurring; smearing; tear down; tearing down; traducing; vilifying4. sputtering (verb) spitting; spluttering; sputtering -
13 washing
1. n мытьё; стирка2. n возвыш. омовение3. n размыв, размывание4. n бельё5. n обмылки6. n тонкий слой7. n горн. обогащение8. n горн. продукт обогащения9. n горн. спец. промывание10. a моющийся, стирающийся11. a моющий, стиральный12. a разг. служащий для мытьяСинонимический ряд:1. laundry (noun) articles to be washed; dirty clothes; doing a load of clothes; laundry; wash2. bathing (verb) bathing; dampening; laving; lipping; moistening; showering; tubbing3. drifting (verb) drifting; floating; riding4. lapping (verb) bubbling; burbling; gurgling; lapping; sloshing; splashing; swishing -
14 slosh
slosh [slɒʃ](b) familiar (pour → onto floor) répandre□ ; (→ into glass, bucket) verser□ ; (apply → paint, glue) flanquer;∎ she sloshed some bleach into the bucket elle a versé de l'eau de Javel dans le seau;∎ she sloshed whitewash on or over the wall elle a barbouillé le mur de blanc de chaux□∎ the juice sloshed all over the tablecloth le jus s'est renversé partout sur la nappe;∎ water sloshed over the edge l'eau a débordé(b) (move → in liquid, mud) patauger;∎ we sloshed through the mud on a pataugé dans la boueplouf∎ the water sloshed about in the bucket l'eau clapotait dans le seau;∎ the children were sloshing about in puddles les enfants pataugeaient dans des flaques d'eau -
15 splashing
a сл. великолепный, изумительныйСинонимический ряд:1. dashing (adj.) breaking; crushing; dashing; flinging; hurled against; rolling; shattering; storm-tossed; striking2. dousing (verb) bespattering; dashing; dousing; slopping; spattering; splattering; splurging3. lapping (verb) gurgling; lapping; sloshing; swishing; washing -
16 wolfing
Синонимический ряд:1. gulping (verb) bolting; cramming; engorging; gobbling; gulping; guzzling; slopping; sloshing2. philandering (verb) fooling around; messing around; philandering; playing around; womanizing -
17 gurgling
1. a булькающий, журчащий2. a похожий на бульканье или журчаниеСинонимический ряд:1. laughing (adj.) babbling; laughing; rippling2. bubbling (noun) bubbling; ebullition; effervescence; fizzing; foaming; frothing3. lapping (verb) bubbling; burbling; gurgling; lapping; sloshing; splashing; swishing; washing -
18 splattering
брызгать; разбрызгивание; брызгающийСинонимический ряд:dashing (verb) bespattering; dashing; dousing; slopping; sloshing; spattering; splashing; splurging; spotting
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rupture — [[t]rʌ̱ptʃə(r)[/t]] ruptures, rupturing, ruptured 1) N COUNT A rupture is a severe injury in which an internal part of your body tears or bursts open, especially the part between the bowels and the abdomen. 2) V ERG If a person or animal ruptures … English dictionary
Storage tank — A storage tank is a container, usually for holding liquids, sometimes for compressed gases (gas tank). The term can be used for both reservoirs (artificial lakes and ponds), and for manufactured containers. The usage of the word tank for… … Wikipedia
baffle — 1. noun /bæfl/ A device used to restrain or regulate, e.g. sound, light, gas, or a fluid. Tanker trucks use baffles to keep the fluids in them from sloshing around inside. 2. verb /bæfl/ Totally bewilder; … Wiktionary
slosh — [[t]slɒ̱ʃ[/t]] sloshes, sloshing, sloshed 1) V ERG If a liquid sloshes around or if you slosh it around, it moves around in different directions. [V adv/prep] The water sloshed around the bridge... [V n adv/prep] He took a mouthful of the cheap… … English dictionary
slosh — UK [slɒʃ] / US [slɑʃ] verb Word forms slosh : present tense I/you/we/they slosh he/she/it sloshes present participle sloshing past tense sloshed past participle sloshed 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a liquid sloshes, or if you slosh it, it… … English dictionary
