I. ˈsläp noun
Etymology: Middle English sloppe, probably from Middle Dutch slop; akin to Old English ofer slop surplice
Date: 14th century
1. : a loose smock or overall
2. plural : short full breeches worn by men in the 16th century
3. plural : articles (as clothing) sold to sailors
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English sloppes , probably from Old English - sloppe (in cū-sloppe cowslip, literally, cow dung); akin to Old English slypa slime — more at slip
Date: 15th century
1. : soft mud : slush
2. : thin tasteless drink or liquid food — usually used in plural
3. : liquid spilled or splashed
4.
a. : food waste (as garbage) fed to animals : swill 2a
b. : excreted body waste — usually used in plural
c. : a product of little or no value : rubbish
watching the usual slop on TV
5. : sentimental effusiveness in speech or writing : gush
III. verb
( slopped ; slop·ping )
Date: 1557
transitive verb
1.
a. : to spill from a container
b. : to splash or spill liquid on
c. : to cause (a liquid) to splash
2. : to dish out messily
3. : to eat or drink greedily or noisily
4. : to feed slop to
slop the hogs
intransitive verb
1. : to tramp in mud or slush
2. : to become spilled or splashed
3. : to be effusive : gush
4. : to pass beyond or exceed a boundary or limit