- slop
-
slop1
/slop/, v., slopped, slopping, n.v.t.1. to spill or splash (liquid).2. to spill liquid upon.3. to feed slop to (pigs or other livestock).v.i.4. to spill or splash liquid (sometimes fol. by about): The children happily slopped about in the puddles.5. (of liquid) to spill or splash out of a container (usually fol. by over): The milk slopped over the rim of the glass.6. to walk or go through mud, slush, or water.7. Informal. to be unduly effusive or sentimental; gush (usually fol. by over).8. to move in an idle, lazy, casual, or slovenly manner (usually fol. by around or about): to spend the weekend slopping around the house.n.9. a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.10. badly cooked or unappetizing food or drink.11. bran from bolted cornmeal mixed with an equal part of water and used as a feed for swine and other livestock.12. any similar, watery feed; swill.13. Often, slops.a. the dirty water, liquid refuse, etc., of a household or the like.b. tasteless or unappetizing soup, stew, or drink.14. kitchen refuse; swill.15. liquid mud.16. slops, Distilling. the mash remaining after distilling.[1350-1400; ME sloppe (n.), OE -sloppe (in cusloppe COWSLIP, lit., cow slime); akin to SLIP3]Syn. 2. splash, slosh, spatter.slop2/slop/, n.1. slops,a. clothing, bedding, etc., supplied to sailors from the ship's stores.b. cheap, ready-made clothing in general.c. short, baggy trousers, worn by men, esp. sailors, in the 16th and 17th centuries.2. a loose-fitting overgarment, as a tunic or smock.[bef. 1000; ME slop, OE -slop (in oferslop overgarment); cf. MD overslop, ON yfirsloppr]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.