Slŏp1, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. SLOPPED (slŏpt); p. pr. & vb. n. SLOPPING.] [Prov. Ger. schlappen, to lap, swallow.] To drink greedily and grossly. [Obs.]
5 entries under this word
Slop
Slŏp2, n.
n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. slaib, mud, dirt.] 1. Water carelessly spilled or thrown about, as upon a table or floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.
Sense 2. Mean liquor; mean liquid food.
Sense 3. (pl.) Dirty water; water in which any thing has been washed or rinsed.
Slōp3, n.
n. [A-S. slop, a frock or over-garment, from slāpan, slēopan, to enter secretly, Icel. sloppr, slupra, a thin garment, O. H. Ger. slauf, slouph, a garment, M. H. Ger. slouf, Prov. Ger. schlauf. Cf. SLIP and SLEEVE.]
- Any kind of outer garment, as a night-dress; also, a smock-frock. [Obs.] Halliwell.
- A lower garment, as breeches, trousers, &c.; —chiefly in the plural. “From the waist downward, all slops.” Shak.
- (pl.) Hence, ready-made clothes, bedding, and the like.
Slŏp4, v. t.
v. t. 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.
Slōp5, v. i.
To overflow or be spilled, as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it;—often followed by over.