slops 1 of 2

plural of slop

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

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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 Synonyms for slops
Noun
  • Rodents left dung pieces in the bun storage area (over 25); dry storage shelves (over 10); the front counter cabinet where the soda machine equipment is (over 10); and behind the air conditioning unit on the second floor (over 20).
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Or that tossed off, scrapped, relegated to the dung heap of failed work, the unconscious keeps turning and turning the deep images and obsessions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Reed landed multiple Tsunami splashes on Reigns, who was stretchered out of the arena.
    Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Coppola splashes the screen with kaleidoscopic clips and a collage-like energy to show off their genius.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Without virtue, liberty collapses into chaos, and freedom devours itself.
    Carolyn McKinney, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Every revolution devours its children.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Derby County had done the same 24 hours earlier, leaving Norwich, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday as the remaining clubs yet to triumph on home soil.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The primary sources of heavy metal contamination in the cow’s environment, said Akinleye, are feed, water and soil.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe this was not just White House dirt but Roosevelt-era dirt.
    Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The vacuum can effectively suck up dirt, debris, and pet hair from all floor types, including hard floors, carpets, and area rugs.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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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“Slops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slops. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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