slops 1 of 2

noun

plural of slop
as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal cleaned the slops out of the cow barn

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

slops

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of slop
1
as in splashes
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets she slopped water everywhere when she picked up the full pan

Synonyms & Similar Words
2
as in devours
to swallow or eat greedily watched the game while slopping prodigious quantities of beer

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of slops
Verb
From a field somewhere comes the faint cry of new wild kittens and water slops over the edge of the swimming pool, sending white butterflies into the air. — Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slops
  1. dung
  2. splashes
  3. devours
  4. soil
  5. sloshes
  6. inhales
  7. dirt
  8. gulps
Noun
  • When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.
    — Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
  • The team ended up with a jar of elephant dung scent.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
Definition of dung
Verb
  • Across the street, the Llano River splashes its way over limestone formations and into reed thickets.
    — Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
  • Harry Kane splashes his face with ice water during a hydration break for a FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter Final match on July 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida.
    — Laura Schifter, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of splashes
Verb
  • Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • In my experience, urgency devours strategy for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
    — Allison Mais, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Definition of devours
Noun
  • The market drops considerably after the leading contenders, and the long shots include the United States, which is currently the 19th favorite to win it all at +8000 after its round-of-16 exit on home soil in 2026.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Massive amounts of rocks and soil roared down a slope and buried more than 10 residential buildings early Friday in Pengshui County on the outskirts of Chongqing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of soil
Verb
  • If some oil sloshes off a ship or leaks out of a pipeline, what’s the difference?
    — Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • My experience of being a new mum is there’s another layer of the crap that doesn’t serve you that just sloshes off.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of sloshes
Verb
  • The chemical is particularly tough on the human respiratory system and, depending on how much a person inhales, MMA can cause everything from sore throats and cough to dizziness, nausea and, at the highest levels, damage to the nervous system, Kleinman said.
    — Sierra van der Brug, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
Definition of inhales
Noun
  • Unlike most, Pumphrey and four comrades received a cursory burial beneath a thin layer of dirt.
    — Allen Breed, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • But some of the guys that Marcus was working with that were doing some of the dirt races at Bristol thought about having a dirt race at Wilkesboro, and there was this idea and plan to put dirt on it and have a race there.
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of dirt
Verb
  • What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.
    — Ben Coxworth October 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
Definition of gulps

Browse Nearby Words

sloppy
slops
slosh
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Slops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slops. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on slops

Nglish: Translation of slops for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of maverick

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

Why do we say 'fly off the handle'?
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
thumbnail graphic with text word of the day quiz
Weekly "Word of the Day" Quiz See how well you know each Word of the Day for Ju...
See All