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Dollop vs Gallon - What's the difference?

dollop | gallon |

As nouns the difference between dollop and gallon

is that dollop is a lump, scoop or considerable quantity of something while gallon is a unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints.

As a verb dollop

is to apply haphazardly in generous lumps or scoops.

dollop

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a lump, scoop or considerable quantity of something.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To apply haphazardly in generous lumps or scoops.
  • She dolloped a generous quantity of mustard on her hot dog.
  • To drip in a viscous form
  • * 2006 , John Patrick, Secret Passions
  • The guard bounced his cock up, and the cock-snot dolloped onto the floor. Without instruction, Mark lowered his head beneath the towering statue and licked the creamy blob of lubrication up.

    gallon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
  • (British, Canadian) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
  • (US) 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon ")
  • (US) one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry gallon ").
  • (in the plural, informal) A large quantity (of any liquid).
  • The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.

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