Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Slop"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slop \Slop\, v. i.
To overflow or be spilled as a liquid, by the motion of the
vessel containing it; -- often with over.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slop \Slop\, n. [AS. slop a frock or over-garment, fr. sl?pan to
slip, to slide; akin to Icel sloppr a thin garment; cf. OHG.
slouf a garment. Cf. {Slip}, v. i.]
1. Any kind of outer garment made of linen or cotton, as a
night dress, or a smock frock. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
2. A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the
plural. ``A pair of slops.'' --Sir P. Sidney.
There's a French salutation to your French slop.
--Shak.
3. pl. Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing,
bedding, and other furnishings.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slop \Slop\, n. [OE. sloppe a pool; akin to As. sloppe, slyppe,
the sloppy droppings of a cow; cf. AS. sl?pan to slip, and E.
slip, v.i. Cf. {Cowslip}.]
1. Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt,
as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.
2. Mean and weak drink or liquid food; -- usually in the
plural.
3. pl. Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed
or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc.
{Slop basin}, or {Slop bowl}, a basin or bowl for holding
slops, especially for receiving the rinsings of tea or
coffee cups at the table.
{Slop molding} (Brickmaking), a process of manufacture in
which the brick is carried to the drying ground in a wet
mold instead of on a pallet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slop \Slop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slopped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Slopping}.]
1. To cause to overflow, as a liquid, by the motion of the
vessel containing it; to spill.
2. To spill liquid upon; to soil with a liquid spilled.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
slop
n : wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen
waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk [syn: {slops},
{swill}, {pigswill}, {pigwash}]
v 1: cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a
container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" [syn: {spill},
{splatter}]
2: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet
meadow" [syn: {squelch}, {squish}, {splash}, {splosh}, {slosh}]
3: ladle clumsily; "slop the food onto the plate"
4: feed pigs [syn: {swill}]
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