Timmy was in his bath, slopping around and singing.
•Bob is out in the pool, slopping around.
2. [for a liquid] to splash or rush around in a container. •The water was slopping around in the bottom of the boat even though the lake we were traveling on was calm.
•There is some coffee left. I hear it slopping around in the bottom of the pot.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
slop around/about — (Brit. informal) LAZE (AROUND/ABOUT), lounge (around/about), loll (around/about), loaf (around/about), slouch (about/around); informal … Useful english dictionary
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slop — slop1 [slɔp US sla:p] v past tense and past participle slopped present participle slopping 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] if liquid slops somewhere, it moves around or over the edge of a container in an uncontrolled way = ↑splash ▪ Coffee… … Dictionary of contemporary English
slop — ► VERB (slopped, slopping) 1) (of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container. 2) apply casually or carelessly. 3) (slop out) (especially in prison) empty the contents of a chamber pot. 4) (slop about/around) chiefly Brit. dress in an… … English terms dictionary
slop — 1 verb slopped, slopping 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) if liquid in a container slops, it moves around or over the edge in an uncontrolled way (+ around/about/over): The water slopped around in the bucket. 2 (T) to make liquid do this: slop… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slop — slop1 /slop/, v., slopped, slopping, n. v.t. 1. to spill or splash (liquid). 2. to spill liquid upon. 3. to feed slop to (pigs or other livestock). v.i. 4. to spill or splash liquid (sometimes fol. by about): The children happily slopped about in … Universalium
slop — slop1 verb (slops, slopping, slopped) 1》 (of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container. ↘apply (a liquid substance) casually or carelessly. ↘(slop out) Brit. (in prison) empty the contents of a chamber pot. 2》 (slop through)… … English new terms dictionary
slop about/around — chiefly Brit. relax while dressed in a casual or untidy way. → slop … English new terms dictionary
slop — v 1. spill, splash, splatter, spatter; wash over, slosh over, slosh around, swish around, swash around. n 2. swill, hogwash; kitchen refuse, garbage, rubbish, waste, offscourings, scraps, orts, leavings, leftovers. 3.Often slops dirty water, dish … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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slaister — I. ˈslāstə(r) intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: origin unknown dialect Britain : to be occupied with dirty, gooey, or messy materials : slop around II. noun ( s … Useful english dictionary
