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noun

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

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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

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

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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
  • Behind the cookline equipment, the rodent dung shared space with 20 dead roaches.
    — David J. Neal July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • 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
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
  • Tszyu has never lost on home soil, and this is his middleweight debut in front of a Sydney crowd.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • His extradition shortly after leaving office marked a rare chance at justice for Hondurans, who feared his hold on the country's justice system would never allow a conviction on Honduran soil.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 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
  • The restaurant received 87% on June 26, with violations including dead roaches, debris and dirt.
    — Eva Flowe July 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
  • For decades, that saltwater, called brine, was spread on dirt and gravel roads across the state to control dust and also on paved roads to melt ice.
    — Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation, 24 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
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