| Front | slop |
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| Back | verb, noun BrE /slɒp/NAmE /slɑːp/ verb (-pp-)1 [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a liquid) to move around in a container, often so that some liquid comes out over the edgeWater was slopping around in the bottom of the boat. As he put the glass down the beer slopped over onto the table. 2 [transitive] ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to make liquid or food come out of a container in an untidy way spillHe got out of the bath, slopping water over the sides. She slopped some beans onto a plate. ˌslop aˈbout/aˈround(BrE, informal)1 to spend time relaxing or being lazy He used to slop around all day in his pyjamas. 2 to move around in water, mud. etcShe was enjoying slopping about in the water. ˌslop ˈout(BrE) when prisoners slop out, they empty the containers that they use as toilets noun [uncountable] (also slops [plural])1 waste food, sometimes fed to animals 2 liquid or partly liquid waste, for example urine or dirty water from baths a slop bucket  She emptied the slops into the gutter. |
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