slop meaning and definition

SLOP noun

Definition of slop (noun)

1. wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
   • synonyms: pigswill, pigwash, slops, swill
2. deep soft mud in water or slush
   • "they waded through the slop"
   • synonyms: mire
3. (usually plural) waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand
   • "she carried out the sink slops"
4. (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink
   • "he lived on the thin slops that food kitchens provided"
5. writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
   • synonyms: glop, mush, treacle

SLOP verb

Definition of slop (verb)

1. cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
   • "spill the milk"; "splatter water"
   • synonyms: spill, splatter
2. walk through mud or mire
   • "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
   • synonyms: slosh, splash, splosh, squelch, squish
3. ladle clumsily
   • "slop the food onto the plate"
4. feed pigs
   • synonyms: swill