slosh

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Verb

slosh (sloshes, present participle sloshing; past and past participle sloshed)

1. (intransitive, of a liquid) To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.

   The water in his bottle sloshed back and forth as he ran.

2. (transitive, of a liquid) To cause to slosh

   The boy sloshed water over the edge of the bath.

3. (intransitive) To make a sloshing sound.

   They were so completely soaked that they sloshed when he walked.

4. (transitive, of a liquid) To pour noisily, sloppily or in large amounts

   The coffee was nice and hot, so she sloshed some into a cup and went back to her desk.

   He really sloshed on the sauce- they were a bit strong for my taste.

5. (intransitive) to move noisily through water or other liquid.

   The streets were flooded, but they still managed to slosh their way to school.

6. (British, colloquial, transitive) To punch (someone).

Translations

• French: éclabousser
• German: platschen, schwappen
• Italian: scuotersi, sbattere, sciabordare
• Russian: плескаться

Noun

slosh (plural sloshes)

1. A quantity of a liquid; more than a splash

   As the show progressed, a dollop of backfin crabmeat and a slice of mozzarella was added to the veal, fresh sliced white mushrooms to the beef, followed by a slosh of white wine in one pan and a slosh of brandy in the other.

Noun

slosh (plural sloshes)

1. (computing) backslash, the character \.

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