slosh

slosh
slosh [slɔʃ US sla:ʃ] v
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Probably from slop + slush]
1.) [I,T always + adverb/preposition]
if a liquid sloshes somewhere, or if you slosh it, it moves or is moved about in an uncontrolled way
slosh around/about
▪ Water was sloshing about in the bottom of the boat.
▪ He put the glass down hard and beer sloshed over the edge.
2.) [T always + adverb/preposition]
to put a liquid in a container or on a surface in a careless way
▪ Jo sloshed more wine into her glass.
▪ Slosh a bit of paint on.
3.) [I always + adverb/preposition]
to walk through water or mud in a noisy way
▪ People were sloshing around in the mud.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • slosh|y — «SLOSH ee», adjective, slosh|i|er, slosh|i|est. = slushy. (Cf. ↑slushy) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Slosh — Slosh, Sloshy Slosh y See {Slush}, {Slushy}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • slosh — 1814, slush, sludge, probably a blend of slush and slop in its M.E. sense of muddy place. The verb meaning to splash about in mud or wet is from 1844. Meaning to pour carelessly is recorded from 1875. Sloshed drunk is recorded from c.1900 …   Etymology dictionary

  • slosh — ► VERB 1) (of liquid in a container) move irregularly with a splashing sound. 2) move through liquid with a splashing sound. 3) pour (liquid) clumsily. 4) Brit. informal hit hard. ► NOUN 1) an act or sound of splashing. 2) …   English terms dictionary

  • slosh — [släsh] vt. [var. of SLUSH] 1. to shake or agitate (a liquid or something in a liquid) 2. to apply (a liquid) lavishly or carelessly vi. 1. to splash or move clumsily through water, mud, etc. 2. to splash about: said of a liquid n …   English World dictionary

  • slosh — UK [slɒʃ] / US [slɑʃ] verb Word forms slosh : present tense I/you/we/they slosh he/she/it sloshes present participle sloshing past tense sloshed past participle sloshed 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a liquid sloshes, or if you slosh it, it… …   English dictionary

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  • slosh — [[t]slɒʃ[/t]] v. i. 1) to splash or move through water, mud, or slush 2) (of a liquid) to move about actively within a container 3) to stir or splash (something) around in a fluid 4) to splash (liquid) clumsily or haphazardly 5) watery mire or… …   From formal English to slang

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