SLOP


Meaning of SLOP in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.