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Meaning of 'slop' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Slop [ n.]
- Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.
- Mean and weak drink or liquid food; -- usually in the plural.
- Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc.
2 . Slop [ v. i.]
- To overflow or be spilled as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; -- often with over.
- Any kind of outer garment made of linen or cotton, as a night dress, or a smock frock.
- A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the plural.
- Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing, bedding, and other furnishings.
3 . Slop [ v. t.]
- To cause to overflow, as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; to spill.
- To spill liquid upon; to soil with a liquid spilled.

Meaning of 'slop' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . slop [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink
Example in sentence:
  • he lived on the thin slops that food kitchens provided
Meaning (2):
- (usually plural) waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand
Example in sentence:
  • she carried out the sink slops
Meaning (3):
- deep soft mud in water or slush
Example in sentence:
  • they waded through the slop
4 . slop [ v]
Meaning (4):
- ladle clumsily
Example in sentence:
  • slop the food onto the plate
Meaning (5):
- cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
Example in sentence:
  • spill the milk;
  • splatter water
Meaning (6):
- walk through mud or mire
Example in sentence:
  • We had to splosh across the wet meadow