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Webster 1913 Edition

Slop

Slop

,
Noun.
[OE.
sloppe
a pool; akin to As.
sloppe
,
slyppe
, the sloppy droppings of a cow; cf. AS.
sl[GREEK]pan
to slip, and E.
slip
, v.i. Cf.
Cowslip
.]
1.
Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.
2.
Mean and weak drink or liquid food; – usually in the plural.
3.
pl.
Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc.
Slop basin
, or
Slop bowl
,
a basin or bowl for holding slops, especially for receiving the rinsings of tea or coffee cups at the table.
–
Slop molding
(Brickmaking)
,
a process of manufacture in which the brick is carried to the drying ground in a wet mold instead of on a pallet.

Slop

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Slopped
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Slopping
.]
1.
To cause to overflow, as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; to spill.
2.
To spill liquid upon; to soil with a liquid spilled.

Slop

,
Verb.
I.
To overflow or be spilled as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; – often with over.

Slop

,
Noun.
[AS.
slop
a frock or over-garment, fr.
sl[GREEK]pan
to slip, to slide; akin to Icel.
sloppr
a thin garment; cf. OHG.
slouf
a garment. Cf.
Slip
,
Verb.
I.
]
1.
Any kind of outer garment made of linen or cotton, as a night dress, or a smock frock.
[Obs.]
Halliwell.
2.
A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the plural.
“A pair of slops.”
Sir P. Sidney.
There’s a French salutation to your French
slop
.
Shakespeare
3.
pl.
Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing, bedding, and other furnishings.

Webster 1828 Edition

Slop

SLOP

,
Verb.
T.
[probably allied to lap.] To drink greedily and grossly. [Little used.]

SLOP

,
Noun.
[probably allied to slabber.]
1.
Water carelessly thrown about on a table or floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.
2.
Mean liquor; mean liquid food.

SLOP

,
Noun.
Trowsers; a loose lower garment; drawers; hence, ready made clothes.

Definition 2024

slop

slop

English

Noun

slop ‎(plural slops)

  1. (now historical) A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall.
  2. (in the plural, obsolete) Loose trousers.

Etymology 2

Probably representing Old English *sloppe, related to slip.

Noun

slop ‎(plural slops)

  1. (uncountable) A liquid or semi-solid; goo, paste, mud, domestic liquid waste.
  2. Scraps used as food for pigs.
  3. (dated) Human urine or excrement.
  4. Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown about, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.
  5. (chiefly plural) Inferior, weak drink or liquid food.
  6. (slang, archaic) A policeman.
    • 1866, Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers
      Harry looked rather bulky, you know, Tom, and the slop (policeman) says, 'Hallo, what you got here?' and by [blank] he took us both before the beak. After hearing the slop tell his tale, he says to me: 'What do you know of this man? […]
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Verb

slop ‎(third-person singular simple present slops, present participle slopping, simple past and past participle slopped)

  1. (transitive) to spill or dump liquid, especially over the rim of a container when it moves.
    I slopped water all over my shirt.
  2. (transitive) To spill liquid upon; to soil with a spilled liquid.
    • 1950, Howard William Troyer, The salt and the savor (page 58)
      a little Durham bull butted the pail and slopped him with the milk
  3. (transitive) In the game of pool or snooker to pocket a ball by accident; in billiards, to make an ill-considered shot.
  4. (transitive) to feed pigs
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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔp

Noun

slop n ‎(plural sloppen, diminutive slopje n)

  1. a bad situation
  2. run-down house, shanty

Synonyms

  • (run-down house): krot

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Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslɔ́p/
  • Tonal orthography: slȍp

Noun

slòp m inan ‎(genitive slôpa, nominative plural slôpi)

  1. pillar

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Etymology

From Middle English slop, sloppe, slope, from Old English *slop (found in oferslop ‎(“an outergarment; surplice”)). Cognate with Icelandic sloppur ‎(“a long, loose gown”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒp

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