SLOSH


Meaning of SLOSH in English

/ slɒʃ; NAmE slɑːʃ/ verb [+ adv. / prep. ] ( informal )

1.

[ v ] ( of liquid ) to move around making a lot of noise or coming out over the edge of sth :

The water was sloshing around under our feet.

Some of the paint sloshed out of the can.

2.

[ vn ] to make liquid move in a noisy way; to use liquid carelessly :

The children were sloshing water everywhere.

She sloshed coffee into the mugs.

3.

[ v ] to walk noisily in water or mud :

We all sloshed around in the puddles.

PHRASAL VERBS

- slosh about / around

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: variant of the noun slush .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.