slop
Pronunciation: (slop), [key]
— v., n. slopped, slop•ping,
—v.t.
- to spill or splash (liquid).
- to spill liquid upon.
- to feed slop to (pigs or other livestock).
—v.i.
- to spill or splash liquid (sometimes fol. by about): The children happily slopped about in the puddles.
- (of liquid) to spill or splash out of a container (usually fol. by over): The milk slopped over the rim of the glass.
- to walk or go through mud, slush, or water.
- to be unduly effusive or sentimental; gush (usually fol. by over).
- to move in an idle, lazy, casual, or slovenly manner (usually fol. by around or about): to spend the weekend slopping around the house.
—n.
- a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- badly cooked or unappetizing food or drink.
- bran from bolted cornmeal mixed with an equal part of water and used as a feed for swine and other livestock.
- any similar, watery feed; swill.
- Often,
- the dirty water, liquid refuse, etc., of a household or the like.
- tasteless or unappetizing soup, stew, or drink.
- kitchen refuse; swill.
- liquid mud.
- the mash remaining after distilling.
slop
Pronunciation: (slop), [key]
— n.
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- clothing, bedding, etc., supplied to sailors from the ship's stores.
- cheap, ready-made clothing in general.
- short, baggy trousers, worn by men, esp. sailors, in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- a loose-fitting overgarment, as a tunic or smock.
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