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Slop vs Splatter - What's the difference?

slop | splatter |

In transitive terms the difference between slop and splatter

is that slop is to feed pigs while splatter is to spatter (something or somebody).

slop

English

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall.
  • (in the plural, obsolete) Loose trousers.
  • *, II.12:
  • *:Chrysippus said that some Philosophers would in open view of all men shew a dozen of tumbling-tricks, yea, without any slops or breeches, for a dozen of olives.
  • * Sir Philip Sidney
    • A pair of slops .

    Etymology 2

    Probably representing (etyl) *(term), related to (slip).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) A liquid or semi-solid; goo, paste, mud, domestic liquid waste.
  • scraps used as food for pigs
  • (dated) Human urine or excrement.
  • Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown about, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.
  • (chiefly, plural) Inferior, weak drink or liquid food.
    • Synonyms
    * pig food: slops, hogwash, swill
    Derived terms
    * slops * slop-jar * slop-basin * slop-bowl * slop-pail

    Verb

  • to spill or dump liquid, especially over the rim of a container when it moves.
    • I slopped water all over my shirt.
  • To spill liquid upon; to soil with a spilled liquid.
  • * 1950 , Howard William Troyer, The salt and the savor (page 58)
    • a little Durham bull butted the pail and slopped him with the milk
  • In the game of pool or snooker to pocket a ball by accident; in billiards, to make an ill-considered shot.
  • to feed pigs
    • Related terms
    * sloppy

    Anagrams

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    splatter

    English

    (wikipedia splatter)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.
    • He had a hard time cleaning up the paint splatters on the carpet.
  • (attributive) A genre of gory horror.
    • splatter''' film; '''splatter movie

    Verb

  • To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess.
    • The drink splattered all over me, the table, and the floor when I knocked it over.
  • To cause (something) to splatter.
    • He splattered paint onto the wall.
  • To spatter (something or somebody).
  • * 2012 , Kimberly J. Heide, Doors of Promise (page 100)
    • Her wet hands splattered him with suds.

    Anagrams

    * * English ergative verbs