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 slop slop /ˈslɑːp/

noun

  1. () Wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water, skimmed or sour milk  ( pigswill , pigwash , slops , slop , swill )
    wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water, skimmed or sour milk
      The pigs eagerly devoured the slop made from kitchen scraps and leftovers.
    The pigs eagerly devoured the slop made from kitchen scraps and leftovers.
  2. Writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental  ( glop [Informal, N. American] , mush , slop , treacle )
    writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
  3. (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink  ( slop )
    (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink
     He lived on the thin slops that food kitchens provided
    he lived on the thin slops that food kitchens provided
  4. (usually plural) waste water from a kitchen, bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand  ( slop )
    (usually plural) waste water from a kitchen, bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand
     She carried out the sink slops
    she carried out the sink slops
  5. Deep soft mud in water or slush  ( mire , slop )
    deep soft mud in water or slush
     They waded through the slop
    they waded through the slop

verb

  1. () Cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container  ( splatter , slop , spill )
    cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
     Spill the milk
    spill the milk
     Splatter water
    splatter water
  2. () Walk through mud or mire  ( slosh , splosh [Informal] , squelch , slop , splash , squish )
    walk through mud or mire
     We had to splosh across the wet meadow
    We had to splosh across the wet meadow
  3. Feed pigs  ( slop , swill )
    feed pigs
  4. Ladle clumsily  ( slop )
    ladle clumsily
     Slop the food onto the plate
    slop the food onto the plate