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slop1 verbslop2 noun slopslop1 /slɒp $ slɑːp/ verb (past tense and past participle slopped, present participle slopping) VERB TABLEslop |
Present | I, you, we, they | slop | | he, she, it | slops | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | slopped | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have slopped | | he, she, it | has slopped | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had slopped | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will slop | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have slopped |
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Present | I | am slopping | | he, she, it | is slopping | | you, we, they | are slopping | Past | I, he, she, it | was slopping | | you, we, they | were slopping | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been slopping | | he, she, it | has been slopping | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been slopping | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be slopping | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been slopping |
- And beneath his feet Hencke could hear the terrifying noise of water beginning to slop its way through the bilges.
- As a result, we shall end overcrowding by 1995 and slopping out by 1994.
- As she slopped about in the cooling water, Jess pondered over this peculiarity.
- It is wrong to slop and make messes that others have to clear up behind one.
- Jan slopped two tea bags into the bin and scooped sugar into her cup.
- Now it passed even closer and made a circle, so tight that the wash slopped on to our deck.
- There has been talk of a commitment to do away with slopping out by 1994.
- With each wave a gush of water spurted up into your armpit and slopped into the cabin.
ADVERB► out· There has been talk of a commitment to do away with slopping out by 1994.· As a result, we shall end overcrowding by 1995 and slopping out by 1994.· Reference has been made to commitments about ending slopping out. NOUN► water· And beneath his feet Hencke could hear the terrifying noise of water beginning to slop its way through the bilges.· As I looked up, I saw that water was beginning to slop in and trickle down the wall.· Another step down, and the water was slopping round his ankles.· As the stagnant water slopped back and forth their reflections mouthed sleepily, a hundred mouths.· He left the bathroom in a terrible mess, with water slopped all over the floor and the towel sopping. 1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if liquid slops somewhere, it moves around or over the edge of a container in an uncontrolled way SYN splash: Coffee slopped over the rim of her cup. With each wave, more water slopped into the cabin.2[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put a liquid somewhere in a careless way: She put the glass down, slopping beer onto the table.3[transitive] American English to feed slop to pigsslop around/about phrasal verb British English informal to relax, wearing clothes that are untidy or old: Jan would never slop around in old jeans.slop out phrasal verb British English if prisoners slop out, they empty their toilet buckets—slopping-out noun [uncountable]slop1 verbslop2 noun slopslop2 noun [uncountable] (also slops [plural]) slop2Origin: 1300-1400 Probably from Old English sloppe ‘body waste’ - I'm not eating that slop.
- Behind the slop was a grass back.
- Drawbacks are the introduction of a bit more slop in the system and the potential for reduced access in tight spots.
- Happy as a hog in slop, is what I am.
- What you get: automatic, maximum traction in all off-and on-road slop for the very lazy.
NOUN► bucket· Men who had emptied their slop buckets were returning to their cells.· There was a table and two wooden chairs at the far end by the slop buckets.· Clinton sat down beside the slop bucket and smiled at the two men.· So the bread was deposited in the slop bucket.· But not as sick as Vicky, who every morning now staggered up to retch helplessly into the slop bucket.· Robinson smiled as he lifted the plastic cover from the slop bucket to reveal a lump of excrement. 1waste food that can be used to feed animals2British English dirty water or urine: Prisoners had to use slop buckets at night.3 informal food that is too soft and tastes bad: Do you actually expect us to eat this slop? |