Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense slops, present participle slopping, past tense, past participle slopped
1. verb
If liquid slops from a container or if you slop liquid somewhere, it comes out over the edge of the container, usually accidentally.
A little cognac slopped over the edge of the glass. [VERB adverb/preposition]
Refilling his cup, she slopped some tea into the saucer. [VERB noun adverb/preposition]
Synonyms: spill, splash, overflow, splatter More Synonyms of slop
2. uncountable noun
You can use slop or slops to refer to liquid waste containing the remains of food.
Breakfast plates were collected and the slops emptied.
More Synonyms of slop
slop in British English1
(slɒp)
verbWord forms: slops, slopping or slopped
1. (whenintr, often foll by about)
to cause (liquid) to splash or spill or (of liquid) to splash or spill
2. (transitive)
to splash liquid upon
3. (intr; foll by along, through, etc)
to tramp (through) mud or slush
4. (transitive)
to feed slop or swill to
to slop the pigs
5. (transitive)
to ladle or serve, esp clumsily
6. (intransitive; foll byover) informal, mainly US and Canadian
to be unpleasantly effusive
noun
7.
a puddle of spilt liquid
8. (plural)
wet feed, esp for pigs, made from kitchen waste, etc
9. (plural)
waste food or liquid refuse
10. (plural)
the beer, cider, etc, spilt from a barrel while being drawn
11. (often plural)
the residue left after spirits have been distilled
12. (often plural) informal
liquid or semiliquid food of low quality
13.
soft mud, snow, etc
14. informal
gushing speech or writing
Word origin
C14: probably from Old English -sloppe in cūsloppecowslip; see slip3
slop in British English2
(slɒp)
noun
1. (plural)
sailors' clothing and bedding issued from a ship's stores
2.
any loose article of clothing, esp a smock
3. (plural)
men's wide knee breeches worn in the 16th century
4. (plural)
shoddy manufactured clothing
Word origin
Old English oferslop surplice; related to Old Norse slopps gown, Middle Dutch slop
slop in American English
(slɑp)
noun
1.
watery snow or mud; slush
2.
a splash or puddle of spilled liquid
3.
any liquid or semiliquid food that is unappetizing or of poor quality
4. [often pl.]
a.
liquid waste of any kind
b. US
kitchen waste or swill, used for feeding pigs, etc.
5. Informal
excessive sentimentality in speech or writing
slops
verb intransitiveWord forms: slopped or ˈslopping
6.
to spill or splash
7.
to walk or splash through slush or mud
verb transitive
8.
to spill liquid on
9.
to spill
10. US
to feed swill or slops to (pigs, etc.)
Idioms:
slop over
Word origin
ME sloppe < OE (only in comp.) < base of slypa: see slip3
Examples of 'slop' in a sentence
slop
They were hauling on the tide and the only sound was the slop of the nets on the deck as they came back in.
Philip Marsden THE MAIN CAGES (2002)
He hoisted the box and stood upright in the slop of water in the bottom of the boat.
Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (2002)
Opening another can of cat food, Clyde added it to the slop overflowing the bowl, scaring up a swirl of flies.
Gregg Andrew Hurwitz DO NO HARM (2002)
In other languages
slop
British English: slop VERB
If liquid slops from a container or if you slop liquid somewhere, it comes out over the edge of the container, usually accidentally.
A little water slopped over the edge of the glass.
American English: slop
Brazilian Portuguese: derramar
Chinese: 溢出
European Spanish: derramarse
French: déborder
German: schwappen
Italian: traboccare
Japanese: こぼれる
Korean: 넘치다
European Portuguese: derramar
Latin American Spanish: derramarse
All related terms of 'slop'
slip-slop
a rubber-soled sandal attached to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the next toe
slop bowl
a bowl into which the dregs from tea cups are emptied at table
slop out
(of prisoners ) to empty chamber pots and collect water for washing
slop over
to overflow or spill , as a liquid when its container is tilted
slop pail
a bucket that food scraps and peelings are put into
slop sink
a deep sink for filling and emptying scrub pails, washing out mops , etc.
slop around
to move around in a casual and idle way
slop basin
a bowl or basin into which the dregs from teacups are emptied at the table
slop bucket
a bucket that food scraps and peelings are put into
slop chest
a stock of merchandise , such as clothing, tobacco , etc, maintained aboard merchant ships for sale to the crew
slop oil recovery system
A slop oil recovery system is a method and the equipment used for cleaning and disposing of mixtures of oil, chemicals, and water from various sources in a refinery or oilfield .
(verb)
Definition
to splash or spill (liquid)
Some water slopped over the edge of the glass.
Synonyms
spill
It doesn't matter if red wine spills on this floor.
splash
He closed his eyes tight, and splashed the water on his face.
overflow
splatter
a mud-splattered white suit
spatter
A delicious cold spray spattered my face.
slosh (informal)
The water sloshed around the bridge.
(plural noun)
Definition
liquid refuse and waste food used to feed animals, esp. pigs
Breakfast plates were collected and the slops emptied.
Synonyms
scraps
leftovers
dregs
debris
crumbs
detritus
leavings
She scraped the leavings from plates into a bucket.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of leavings
Definition
things left behind unwanted, such as food on a plate
She scraped the leavings from plates into a bucket.
Synonyms
leftovers,
remains,
bits,
pieces,
refuse,
waste,
sweepings,
scraps,
spoil,
fragments,
remnants,
residue,
dregs,
orts (archaic, dialect)
in the sense of slosh
Definition
to throw or pour (liquid) carelessly
The water sloshed around the bridge.
Synonyms
splash,
wash,
slop,
break,
plash
in the sense of spatter
Definition
to sprinkle (an object or a surface) with a liquid
A delicious cold spray spattered my face.
Synonyms
splash,
spray,
sprinkle,
soil,
dirty,
scatter,
daub,
speckle,
splodge,
bespatter,
bestrew
Nearby words of
slop
slobbish
slog
slogan
slop
slope
slope off
sloping
Synonyms of 'slop'
slop
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of splash
Definition
to cause (liquid) to fall or (of liquid) to be scattered in drops
He closed his eyes tight, and splashed the water on his face.