Pronunciation: /slɑp/
noun wet or muddy substance, typically food waste or liquid
A1 The pig ate the slop in the trough.
A2 The cafeteria served a watery slop for lunch.
B1 The farmer dumped the slop from the pig pen into the compost pile.
B2 The chef prepared a delicious stew using leftover slop from the restaurant.
C1 The janitor had to clean up the slop left behind by the messy eaters.
C2 The environmentalist was disgusted by the amount of slop being wasted in the food industry.
verb to spill or splash liquid messily
A1 Please be careful not to slop your drink on the table.
A2 I accidentally slopped soup on my shirt while eating lunch.
B1 The chef slopped the sauce onto the plate with a careless flick of his wrist.
B2 The janitor slopped water all over the floor while mopping.
C1 The painter slopped paint onto the canvas with precision and skill.
C2 The bartender slopped drinks for the rowdy crowd, trying to keep up with demand.
formal The workers were careful not to spill any slop while transferring it to the compost bin.
informal Watch out for that slop, you don't want to make a mess!
slang I accidentally stepped in some slop on the farm.
figurative The politician's speech was just a bunch of political slop, lacking any real substance.
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