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slops

noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Loose trousers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, plural, plural-only

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, plural, plural-only

Topics: nautical, transport

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: open-kneed breeches

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Clothing and bedding issued to sailors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, plural, plural-only

Topics: nautical, transport

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4

noun

Meaning 4

plural of slop (“rubber thong sandals”)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa, form-of, plural, plural-only

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5

noun

Meaning 5

plural of slop (“scraps fed to animals; household wastewater”)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

Examples

  • I don't mind slopping the hogs, but I don't like the stench of the slops.

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6

verb

Meaning 6

third-person singular simple present indicative of slop

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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7

noun

Meaning 7

cheap clothing (as formerly issued to sailors in Britain)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment

8

noun

Meaning 8

wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: slop, swill, pigswill, pigwash

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: feed, provender

History

Etymology

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