slop
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noun \ˈsläp\Definition of SLOP
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: a loose smock or overall
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plural : short full breeches worn by men in the 16th century
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plural : articles (as clothing) sold to sailors
Origin of SLOP
Middle English sloppe, probably from Middle Dutch slop; akin to Old English oferslop surplice
First Known Use: 14th century
Other Clothing Terms
2slop
nounDefinition of SLOP
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: soft mud : slush
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: thin tasteless drink or liquid food —usually used in plural
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: liquid spilled or splashed
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: sentimental effusiveness in speech or writing : gush
Origin of SLOP
Middle English sloppes, probably from Old English -sloppe (in cū-sloppe cowslip, literally, cow dung); akin to Old English slypa slime — more at slip
First Known Use: 15th century
3slop
verbsloppedslop·ping
Definition of SLOP
transitive verb
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a : to spill from a container b : to splash or spill liquid on c : to cause (a liquid) to splash
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: to dish out messily
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: to eat or drink greedily or noisily
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: to feed slop to <slop the hogs>
intransitive verb
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: to tramp in mud or slush
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: to become spilled or splashed
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: to be effusive : gush
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: to pass beyond or exceed a boundary or limit
See Examples of SLOP
- She slopped coffee on her sweater.
- Huge waves slopped water into the boat.
First Known Use of SLOP
1557
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