Slopping is spilling or splashing liquid carelessly, usually over the edge of a container: Coffee slopped onto the counter as she rushed.
It also describes feeding slop to pigs.
To slop around is to move messily or wear loose, sloppy clothing: He spent Sunday slopping around the house in his bathrobe.
1. spilling — splash, Liquid scattering on impact; overflow (Exceed capacity and spill); mess (Disorderly, troublesome condition); slosh (Liquid moving messily); drip · puddle · spill · pour · splatter · wet · stain · soak · drench · leak
2. feeding — trough, Open container for animal feed; swill (Watery refuse for pigs); pigsty (Enclosure for swine); swine (Domestic porcine animals); hogs · pigs · fodder · scraps · leftovers · farmyard · sty · feed · mash · gruel
Opposites
CONTROL AND PRECISION OF LIQUID HANDLINGslopping ≠ pipetting Measured liquid transfer; decanting · measuring · titrating · metering · dripping
MANNER OF MOVEMENTslopping ≠ gliding Engineless aerial movement; streaming · coursing · stillness · settling · pooling
containmentslopping ≠ containing Holding within limits; retaining · securing · sealing · staying put
Categories
Too Much: overflowing, spilling, flooding, stuffing, cramming; dirtying: soiling, dirtying, staining, smearing, smudging
Family
sloppiness, sloppily
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- Profile
- Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G