slop+(verb)

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• slop — ► VERB (slopped, slopping) 1) (of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container. 2) apply casually or carelessly. 3) (slop out) (especially in prison) empty the contents of a chamber pot. 4) (slop about/around) chiefly Brit. dress in an… …   English terms dictionary

• slop — I. /slɒp / (say slop) verb (slopped, slopping) –verb (t) 1. to spill or splash (liquid). 2. to spill liquid upon. –verb (i) 3. Also, slop about. to spill or splash liquid. 4. Colloquial (of persons, etc.) to be unduly effusive; gush. 5. to walk… …  

• slop — c.1400, mudhole, probably from O.E. sloppe dung (in cusloppe cow dung ), related to slyppe slime (see SLIP (Cf. slip) (v.)). Meaning semiliquid food first recorded 1650s; that of refuse liquid of any kind (usually slops) is from 1815. Verb… …   Etymology dictionary

• slop — verb water slopped over the edge Syn: spill, flow, overflow, run, slosh, splash …   Thesaurus of popular words

• slop out — Verb. To empty a prison chamber pot. E.g. Britain is full of old fashioned prisons where inmates are still expected to use chamber pots and complete the process of slopping out each morning. Prison use …   English slang and colloquialisms

• slop — 1 verb slopped, slopping 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) if liquid in a container slops, it moves around or over the edge in an uncontrolled way (+ around/about/over): The water slopped around in the bucket. 2 (T) to make liquid do this: slop… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• slop — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sloppe, probably from Middle Dutch slop; akin to Old English oferslop surplice Date: 14th century 1. a loose smock or overall 2. plural short full breeches worn by men in the 16th century 3. plural articles (as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• slop — I UK [slɒp] / US [slɑp] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms slop : present tense I/you/we/they slop he/she/it slops present participle slopping past tense slopped past participle slopped if a liquid slops, or if you slop it, it moves… …   English dictionary

• slop — slop1 [ slap ] verb intransitive or transitive if a liquid slops, or you slop it, it moves violently inside its container, or some of it comes out of the container: SLOSH slop slop 2 [ slap ] noun 1. ) slops plural waste food or drink fed to pigs …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• slop — slop1 verb (slops, slopping, slopped) 1》 (of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container.     ↘apply (a liquid substance) casually or carelessly.     ↘(slop out) Brit. (in prison) empty the contents of a chamber pot. 2》 (slop through)… …   English new terms dictionary

• slop around/about — (Brit. informal) LAZE (AROUND/ABOUT), lounge (around/about), loll (around/about), loaf (around/about), slouch (about/around); informal …   Useful english dictionary