English Explanatory Dictionary

slosh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.
  2. To cause to slosh.
  3. To make a sloshing sound.
  4. To pour noisily, sloppily or in large amounts.
  5. to move noisily through water or other liquid.
  6. To punch (someone).
noun
  1. A quantity of a liquid; more than a splash.
  2. A sloshing sound or motion.
  3. Slush.
  4. Inferior wine or other drink.
  5. A game related to billiards.
noun
  1. backslash, the character \.

Pronunciation

/slɒʃ/ /slɑʃ/ en-us-slosh.ogg

Word forms

slosh sloshes sloshing sloshed

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; compare splash, splosh.

Synonyms

slush

Derived words

aslosh kerslosh sloshball sloshingly sloshy
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