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slop

Dictionary definition · slop

noun

  1. wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
  2. deep soft mud in water or slush"they waded through the slop"
  3. (usually plural) waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand"she carried out the sink slops"
  4. (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink"he lived on the thin slops that food kitchens provided"
  5. writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental

verb

  1. cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container"spill the milk"
  2. walk through mud or mire"We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
  3. ladle clumsily"slop the food onto the plate"
  4. feed pigs

Similar words

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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).