slop

«slop» in Mova's school dictionary: to spill liquid over the edge of a container, often messily — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (slop, slops); verb (slop, slops, slopped, slopping)

meaning for a pupil

1) To slop means to spill liquid over the edge of a container, often messily. tree →

2) Slop is food that is watery and unpleasant. tree →

3) Slops are waste food or dirty water, sometimes fed to pigs. tree →

4) In Australia and New Zealand «Slip, Slop, Slap» means slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life you try not to slop your drink when carrying it; in health lessons in Australia and New Zealand «slop on sunscreen» is a sun-safety rule. Phrases: «slop over», «Slip, Slop, Slap», «pig slops».

examples

• Don't slop your soup on the table. tree →
• The water slopped over the side of the bucket. tree →
• Slip, Slop, Slap before you go out in the sun! tree →
• The farmer fed slops to the pigs. tree →
• The school lunch looked like grey slop. tree →
• Carry the paint carefully so it doesn't slop. tree →
• Tea slopped into the saucer. tree →

note

Double p: slopped, slopping. Adjective: sloppy (messy or careless). Do not confuse with «slope» (a hill or slant). «Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, Slide» is the full sun-safety slogan in Australia.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «slop» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.