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

/ slɒʃ /

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

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

Derived Forms

• ˈsloshy, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of slosh¹

1805–15; perhaps blend of slop ¹ and slush

Word History and Origins

Origin of slosh¹

C19: variant of slush , influenced by slop ¹

Example Sentences

Even worse, because these chemicals don’t decompose, they simply slosh around, moving from our stuff to our bodies to the soil and the water—and back again.

From Slate

If that Jell-O shakes, it doesn’t slosh.

From Slate

Randall Gibbs, another resident of the Sun Valley village, agreed, even as he talked about hearing waves slosh against the metal exterior of the tiny home he shares with another man and two dogs.

From Los Angeles Times

The new images reveal how heat can move like a wave, and "slosh" back and forth, even as a material's physical matter may move in an entirely different way.

From Science Daily

Likely helped by the huge pitchers of beer that slosh around the room, the crowds chant about their love of the sport as much as any individual competitor.

From Seattle Times

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