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Meaning of the word slop in English

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slop

US /slɑːp/
UK /slɒp/
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Noun

1.

wet, sloppy, or liquid food, especially unappetizing or refuse food

Example:
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The pigs were fed a bucket of kitchen slop.
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The cafeteria served bland, unappetizing slop.
Synonym:
swill gruel mush mess gunk
2.

a large amount of liquid spilled or splashed

Example:
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There was a slop of coffee on the counter.
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He cleaned up the slop from the overflowing bucket.
Synonym:
spill splash mess puddle

Verb

1.

to spill or splash (a liquid) untidily

Example:
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He tends to slop his tea when he walks.
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Don't slop water all over the floor.
Synonym:
spill splash splatter dribble
2.

to move through or in liquid, mud, or slush with a splashing sound

Example:
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The children loved to slop through the puddles after the rain.
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His boots slopped in the mud as he walked.
Synonym:
wade squelch splash
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