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slosh

[ slosh ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to splash or move through water, mud, or slush.
  2. (of a liquid) to move about actively within a container.


verb (used with object)

  1. to stir or splash (something) around in a fluid:

    to slosh the mop in the pail.

  2. to splash (liquid) clumsily or haphazardly:

    She sloshed tea all over her new suit. They sloshed the paint over the wall.

noun

  1. watery mire or partly melted snow; slush.
  2. the lap or splash of liquid:

    the slosh of waves against the shore.

  3. a small quantity of liquid:

    a slosh of milk in the pail.

  4. a watery or weak drink.

slosh

/ ɒʃ /

noun

  1. watery mud, snow, etc
  2. slang.
    a heavy blow
  3. the sound of splashing liquid
  4. a popular dance with a traditional routine of steps, kicks, and turns performed in lines
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. informal.
    tr; foll by around, on, in, etc to throw or pour (liquid)
  2. informal.
    whenintr, often foll by about or around
    1. to shake or stir (something) in a liquid
    2. (of a person) to splash (around) in water, etc
  3. slang.
    tr to deal a heavy blow to
  4. informal.
    usually foll byabout or around to shake (a container of liquid) or (of liquid within a container) to be shaken
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDz, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of slosh1

1805–15; perhaps blend of slop 1 and slush
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of slosh1

C19: variant of slush , influenced by slop 1
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Instead of off-leash sloshing up the Arroyo, I take the baby and dog to the park and worry because neither of them can wear masks.

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The final quarter, with momentum sloshing one way then the other, was too chaotic for that.

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He’s too protective of his fellow artist to slosh around in the fury that fueled her art.

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Moons with a liquid water ocean sloshing about on the inside will wobble more than those that are solid all the way through.

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Its icy crust is up to 25km thick, and sloshing beneath, there could be a vast saltwater ocean.

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