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slops

/slɑps/

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noun noun

A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall.

Examples :

"The painter wore old slops to protect his clothes from getting covered in paint. "

wear style appearance item

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noun noun

(chiefly in the plural) A rubber thong sandal.

Examples :

"After swimming practice, Maria quickly changed and slipped on her slops to walk to the showers. "

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noun noun

(in the plural) See slops.

Examples :

"After dinner, the children were responsible for taking the slops to the pigs. "

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noun noun

Liquid or semi-solid; goo, paste, mud.

Examples :

"The dog eagerly lapped up the slops in his bowl, a mixture of leftover food and gravy. "

substance material

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noun noun

(sometimes in the plural) Scraps used as food for animals, especially pigs or hogs.

Examples :

"The farmer emptied the bucket of kitchen slops into the pigpen. "

animal food agriculture

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noun noun

(chiefly in the plural) Inferior, weak drink or liquid food.

Examples :

"The cafeteria's watery soup was nothing but lukewarm slops. "

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noun noun

(sometimes in the plural) Domestic liquid waste; household wastewater.

Examples :

"After dinner, Maria poured the slops down the drain. "

utility environment substance

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noun noun

Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown about, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.

Examples :

"The toddler made slops all over the kitchen floor after playing with his water cup. "

substance material condition

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noun noun

Human urine or excrement.

Examples :

"During the medieval siege, the castle's defenders had to throw the slops over the walls to dispose of them. "

body human physiology

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noun noun

(costers) A policeman.

Examples :

"Seeing the slops coming down the street, the flower seller quickly hid his unlicensed stall. "

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noun

Loose trousers.

Examples :

"He traded his uncomfortable school uniform pants for loose slops as soon as he got home. "

wear appearance

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noun

Sailors’ breeches ending just below the knees or above the ankles, worn mainly in XVIII century.

Examples :

"The historical reenactor wore a blue coat and white slops ending just below his knees, accurately portraying a sailor from the 1780s. "

wear nautical history

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noun

Clothing and bedding issued to sailors.

Examples :

"The new sailor was grateful for the warm slops he received upon boarding the ship. "

nautical military wear

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A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall.

Examples :

"My grandfather wore a thick, comfortable slops to work in the garden all day. "

appearance wear

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(chiefly in the plural) A rubber thong sandal.

Examples :

"After swimming, I quickly put on my slops to walk back to the changing rooms. "

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(in the plural) See slops.

Examples :

"After dinner, he collected the slops from everyone's plates and fed them to the pigs. "

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Liquid or semi-solid; goo, paste, mud.

Examples :

"The dog eagerly lapped up the slops from his bowl, a mixture of leftover meat and gravy. "

substance material

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(sometimes in the plural) Scraps used as food for animals, especially pigs or hogs.

Examples :

"Every evening, the farmer emptied the leftover food scraps into the bucket of slops for his pigs. "

animal food agriculture

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(chiefly in the plural) Inferior, weak drink or liquid food.

Examples :

"The cafeteria sometimes serves watery soup that tastes like slops. "

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(sometimes in the plural) Domestic liquid waste; household wastewater.

Examples :

"After dinner, Dad emptied the bucket of slops into the garden compost. "

utility environment

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Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown about, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.

Examples :

"The baby made a mess with his juice; there were slops all over the high chair tray. "

material substance

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Human urine or excrement.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: * In the old days, people sometimes emptied their chamber pots of slops out the window. "

body human physiology

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verb

To spill or dump liquid, especially over the rim of a container when it moves.

Examples :

"I slopped water all over my shirt."

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verb

To spill liquid upon; to soil with a spilled liquid.

Examples :

"The toddler slops juice all over the table when he tries to pour it himself. "

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verb

In the game of pool or snooker to pocket a ball by accident; in billiards, to make an ill-considered shot.

Examples :

"During the pool tournament, he sloped the cue ball, accidentally pocketing the eight ball. "

game sport entertainment

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verb

Examples :

"Every morning, the farmer slops the pigs with leftover food. "

animal food agriculture

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(costers) A policeman.

Examples :

"Seeing the slops round the corner, the group of kids quickly dispersed. "