slops 1 of 2

plural of slop

slops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of slop
1
as in splashes
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets she slopped water everywhere when she picked up the full pan

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2
as in devours
to swallow or eat greedily watched the game while slopping prodigious quantities of beer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slops
Noun
  • Actions mattered more than words, and Nuwan’s were as repugnant as elephant dung.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Here’s some of what the inspector found: About nine pieces of rodent dung in the lobby behind the drink station counter.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a key Kremlin ally who allowed Russia to launch its invasion of Ukraine partially from Belarusian soil, is also in Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • That would be decided later based on studies of possible locations, soil conditions, traffic, environmental constraints and other issues.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The lingering fumes of attention and magical aura somehow still surround the oddball Rodgers like the cloud of dirt around Pig-Pen in the Peanuts comic strip.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Megan’s body was found on a narrow dirt path on March 15, 2003, in Wallkill, New York.
    Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Slops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slops. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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