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verb / noun

slop

SLOP/slˈɑp/

Messy spilled or splashing liquid.

Porridge slops out of the bucket and onto the floor.

Messy spilled liquid porridge splashes from bucket onto floor.
Etymology
slopOld Englishdung

Probably from Old English sloppe, “dung,” slop first meant a mudhole or puddle. Its meaning later broadened to semi-liquid food and household liquid waste.

In context

Whispers of History23:31
You bury your nausea as you bucket. Slop down a drain that empties near the pig pen.
Why You’d Cry Working in a Tudor Kitchen- Whispers of History (Why Tudor Cooks Wept)

More examples

  • She slopped soup over the rim of the bowl.
  • Water keeps slopping over the sides as we carry the tub.
  • I wipe the sticky slop off the kitchen counter.

Forms

slop · slops · slopped · slopping

sloppy adjective — Messy or careless in appearance or action.

Similar words

spill
Names liquid escaping its container without necessarily making a mess.
splash
Emphasizes liquid scattering in drops rather than the resulting mess.