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slosh.

To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/slɒʃ/Received-Pronunciation/slɑʃ/General-American
  1. To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.

    intransitive
    The water in his bottle sloshed back and forth as he ran.
  2. To cause to slosh.

    transitive
    The boy sloshed water over the edge of the bath.
  3. To make a sloshing sound.

    intransitive
    His boots were so completely soaked that they sloshed when he walked.
  4. To pour noisily, sloppily or in large amounts.

    transitive
    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. to move noisily through water or other liquid.

    intransitive
    The streets were flooded, but they still managed to slosh their way to school.
  6. To punch (someone).

    UK · colloquial · transitive
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic; compare splash, splosh.

noun/slɒʃ/Received-Pronunciation/slɑʃ/General-American
  1. A quantity of a liquid; more than a splash.

    countable
    We added a slosh of white wine to the sauce.
  2. A sloshing sound or motion.

    countable
  3. Slush.

    uncountable
  4. Inferior wine or other drink.

    countable · slang · uncountable
  5. A game related to billiards.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic; compare splash, splosh.

noun/slɒʃ/Received-Pronunciation/slɑʃ/General-American
  1. backslash, the character \.

    slang
Where this word comes from

By analogy with slash.

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