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The correct spelling is slops.

How to pronounce slops

noun

Say it like: Slo-ps

The correct spelling is slops. A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall. For example: "I slopped water all over my shirt."

Usage Examples

I slopped water all over my shirt.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall.
  2. 2.(chiefly in the plural) A rubber thong sandal.
  3. 3.(in the plural) See slops.
  4. 4.Liquid or semi-solid; goo, paste, mud.
  5. 5.(sometimes in the plural) Scraps used as food for animals, especially pigs or hogs.

verb

  1. 1.To spill or dump liquid, especially over the rim of a container when it moves.
  2. 2.To spill liquid upon; to soil with a spilled liquid.
  3. 3.In the game of pool or snooker to pocket a ball by accident; in billiards, to make an ill-considered shot.
  4. 4.To feed pigs

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