slop

• Существительное, обозначающее влажную, часто неаппетитную еду или отходы, например, кухонные объедки, смешанные с жидкостью, или мягкую грязь и слякоть. Также может описывать чрезмерно сентиментальные тексты или музыку.

A noun referring to wet, often unappetizing food or waste, such as kitchen scraps mixed with liquid, or soft mud and slush. It can also describe overly sentimental writing or music.

1. Animal feedB1informal

   A wet mixture of food scraps and liquids, often given to pigs.

   Помои

   • The farmer mixed the kitchen waste into slop for the pigs.
   • They poured the leftover soup into the slop bucket.
   • The pigs eagerly ate the slop from the trough.

   Синонимыhogwashpigswillswill

2. Soft mud or slushB1informal

   Deep, soft, wet mud or slushy ground.

   Грязь или слякоть

   • The path turned into thick slop after the rain.
   • His boots got stuck in the slop near the riverbank.
   • The children played in the slop, getting completely muddy.

   Синонимыmiremuckoozesludgeslush

3. C1formalbritish

   Waste water from a kitchen or bathroom that is disposed of manually.

   Помои

   • The maid emptied the slop from the basin.
   • In old houses, slop was often thrown into the garden.
   • The slop pail needed to be cleaned daily.

   Синонимыdishwaterpigswillswillwastewater

4. Unappetizing food or drinkB2informal

   Weak, watery, or unappealing food or drink.

   Помои

   • The cafeteria served nothing but watery slop for lunch.
   • He complained that the soup was just tasteless slop.
   • The prisoners were fed a thin, unappetizing slop.

   Синонимыgarbageglopgruelhogwashmuckmushpappigswillsludgeswill

   Антонимыcuisinedelicacyfaretreat

5. Overly sentimental writing or musicC1informalart

   Writing or music that is excessively sweet, sentimental, or lacking in substance.

   Сентиментальная ерунда

   • The novel was dismissed as romantic slop by critics.
   • His poetry was full of sentimental slop about lost love.
   • The radio station plays nothing but sugary pop slop.

   Синонимыdrivelgushmawkishnessmushschmaltzsentimentalismsentimentalityslushtreacle

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия проливания или разбрызгивания жидкости, а также кормления животных жидкой пищей.

A verb used to indicate the act of spilling or splashing liquid, or to feed animals with liquid food.

1. Spill liquidB1informal

   To cause or allow a liquid substance to run or flow over the edge of a container, often accidentally.

   Пролить

   • He slopped coffee onto the table while pouring.
   • Be careful not to slop water out of the bucket.
   • The soup slopped over the side of the bowl as she carried it.

   Синонимыoverflowsloshspillsplashsplatter

2. B2informal

   To walk through mud, mire, or wet ground, often making a splashing sound.

   Шлёпать по грязи

   • The children slopped through the puddles after the rain.
   • We had to slop across the muddy field to reach the gate.
   • His boots were covered in mud after slopping through the swamp.

   Синонимыslogsloshsplashsquelchwade

3. Ladle clumsilyB2informal

   To serve or transfer a liquid or semi-liquid substance in a clumsy or careless manner.

   Неряшливо разливать

   • She slopped the stew onto the plates without care.
   • He slopped the gravy over the mashed potatoes messily.
   • The cook slopped the porridge into the bowls with a heavy hand.

   Синонимыslobbersloshspillsplashsplatter

4. Feed pigsB2informal

   To give slop (liquid or semi-liquid food waste) to pigs as feed.

   Кормить свиней

   • The farmer slopped the pigs every morning with kitchen scraps.
   • He went to the barn to slop the hogs before breakfast.
   • They slopped the pigs with a mixture of grain and water.

   Синонимыswill