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slop

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of slop

1 soft wet earth
  • slipped and fell in the slop behind the shed
Synonyms of slop

guck (or gook), mire, muck, mud, ooze, slime, sludge, slush
Words Related to slop

gumbo, silt

clay, dirt, gravel, humus, loam, sand, soil
2 slops plural solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
  • cleaned the slops out of the cow barn
Synonyms of slop

dirt, dropping, dung, excrement, excreta, feces, scat, waste
Words Related to slop

night soil, stool

dunghill, guano, manure, midden, muck

spoor

sewage, sewerage

coprolite
3 a thick semiliquid substance (as food) that is unattractive
  • some slop that the cafeteria staff claims is edible
Synonyms of slop

glop, swill
Words Related to slop

crud, goo, goop, guck (or gook), gunk

slop

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of slop

to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets
  • She slopped water everywhere when she picked up the full pan.
Synonyms of slop

dash, slosh, spatter, splash, swash
Words Related to slop

dabble, lap, plash, wash

spray, sprinkle, spritz

squirt

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