noun
Meaning 1
Any gooey substance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gloop, goop
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
glop
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɡlɒp/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɒp
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CMU ARPABET: G L AA1 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A gooey blob of some substance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal
Examples
- 1967-1969, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Got out a jack knife & scraped glops of wax off the floor.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: glob
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To stare in amazement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, dialectal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To apply (a liquid) thickly and messily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
Examples
- Near-synonyms: slap, slop
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slap, slop
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To swallow greedily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, slang, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gulp
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: treacle, mush, slop
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sentimentalism
noun
Meaning 7
any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: matter
History
Etymology
1940-45, of expressive origin. Compare goop, gulp.
Variation of glope.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: paćka — goo
- Spanish: emplasto — goo