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slop1
past tense and past participle slopped, present participle slopping
past tense and past participle slopped, present participle slopping1 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if liquid slops somewhere, it moves around or over the edge of a container in an uncontrolled way [= splash]: Coffee slopped over the rim of her cup. With each wave, more water slopped into the cabin.
Coffee slopped over the rim of her cup.With each wave, more water slopped into the cabin.2 [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put a liquid somewhere in a careless way : She put the glass down, slopping beer onto the table.
She put the glass down, slopping beer onto the table.3 [transitive] American EnglishTA to feed slop to pigs
slop around/about
phrasal verbJan would never slop around in old jeans.slop out
phrasal verbSCJ if prisoners slop out, they empty their toilet buckets
—slopping-out noun [uncountable]
