Slop (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), slopped, slop·ping.
  1. to spill or splash (liquid).
  2. to spill liquid upon.
  3. to feed slop to (pigs or other livestock).
verb (used without object), slopped, slop·ping.
  1. to spill or splash liquid (sometimes followed by about): The children happily slopped about in the puddles.
  2. (of liquid) to spill or splash out of a container (usually followed by over): The milk slopped over the rim of the glass.
  3. to walk or go through mud, slush, or water.
  4. to be unduly effusive or sentimental; gush (usually followed by over).
  5. to move in an idle, lazy, casual, or slovenly manner (usually followed by around or about): to spend the weekend slopping around the house.
noun
  1. a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
  2. badly cooked or unappetizing food or drink.
  3. bran from bolted cornmeal mixed with an equal part of water and used as a feed for swine and other livestock.
  4. any similar, watery feed; swill.
  5. Often slops .
    • the dirty water, liquid refuse, etc., of a household or the like.
    • tasteless or unappetizing soup, stew, or drink.
  6. kitchen refuse; swill.
  7. liquid mud.
  8. the mash remaining after distilling.
noun
  1. slops,
    • clothing, bedding, etc., supplied to sailors from the ship's stores.
    • cheap, ready-made clothing in general.
    • short, baggy trousers, worn by men, especially sailors, in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  2. a loose-fitting overgarment, as a tunic or smock.
verb slops, slopping or slopped
  1. to cause (liquid) to splash or spill or (of liquid) to splash or spill
  2. to splash liquid upon
  3. to tramp (through) mud or slush
  4. to feed slop or swill to
  5. to ladle or serve, esp clumsily
  6. to be unpleasantly effusive
noun
  1. a puddle of spilt liquid
  2. wet feed, esp for pigs, made from kitchen waste, etc
  3. waste food or liquid refuse
  4. the beer, cider, etc, spilt from a barrel while being drawn
  5. the residue left after spirits have been distilled
  6. liquid or semiliquid food of low quality
  7. soft mud, snow, etc
  8. gushing speech or writing
noun
  1. sailors' clothing and bedding issued from a ship's stores
  2. any loose article of clothing, esp a smock
  3. men's wide knee breeches worn in the 16th century
  4. shoddy manufactured clothing
Slop (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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