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Slop

Slop Meaning & Definition
Slop Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Slop?

[n] wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
[v] feed pigs
[v] cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water"
[v] ladle clumsily; "slop the food onto the plate"
[v] walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Slop: pigswill | pigwash | slops | slosh | spill | splash | splatter | splosh | squelch | squish | swill | swill

Related Terms | Find terms related to Slop:

See Also | displace | feed | feed | footslog | give | lade | laden | ladle | move | pad | plod | provender | slog | tramp | trudge

Slop In Webster's Dictionary

\Slop\, n. [OE. sloppe a pool; akin to As. sloppe, slyppe, the sloppy droppings of a cow; cf. AS. sl?pan to slip, and E. slip, v.i. Cf. {Cowslip}.] 1. Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot. 2. Mean and weak drink or liquid food; -- usually in the plural. 3. pl. Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc. {Slop basin}, or {Slop bowl}, a basin or bowl for holding slops, especially for receiving the rinsings of tea or coffee cups at the table. {Slop molding} (Brickmaking), a process of manufacture in which the brick is carried to the drying ground in a wet mold instead of on a pallet.
\Slop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slopping}.] 1. To cause to overflow, as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; to spill. 2. To spill liquid upon; to soil with a liquid spilled.
\Slop\, v. i. To overflow or be spilled as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; -- often with over.
\Slop\, n. [AS. slop a frock or over-garment, fr. sl?pan to slip, to slide; akin to Icel sloppr a thin garment; cf. OHG. slouf a garment. Cf. {Slip}, v. i.] 1. Any kind of outer garment made of linen or cotton, as a night dress, or a smock frock. [Obs.] --Halliwell. 2. A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the plural. ``A pair of slops.'' --Sir P. Sidney. There's a French salutation to your French slop. --Shak. 3. pl. Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing, bedding, and other furnishings.

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