the slosh

the slosh
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  • slosh — /slosh/, v.i. 1. to splash or move through water, mud, or slush. 2. (of a liquid) to move about actively within a container. v.t. 3. to stir or splash (something) around in a fluid: to slosh the mop in the pail. 4. to splash (liquid) clumsily or… …   Universalium

  • Slosh dynamics — Slosh refers to the movement of liquid inside another object that is under motion. The liquid must have a free surface for it to be a slosh dynamics problem. The dynamics of the liquid can interact with the object that contains to alter its… …   Wikipedia

  • slosh — [slɔʃ US sla:ʃ] v [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from slop + slush] 1.) [I,T always + adverb/preposition] if a liquid sloshes somewhere, or if you slosh it, it moves or is moved about in an uncontrolled way slosh around/about ▪ Water was… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • slosh — [ slaʃ ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if a liquid sloshes, or you slosh it, it moves violently inside its container, or some of it comes out of the container: SLOP: Some of the paint had sloshed out onto his shoes. 2. ) intransitive to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • slosh — 1814, slush, sludge, probably a blend of slush and slop in its M.E. sense of muddy place. The verb meaning to splash about in mud or wet is from 1844. Meaning to pour carelessly is recorded from 1875. Sloshed drunk is recorded from c.1900 …   Etymology dictionary

  • slosh — [släsh] vt. [var. of SLUSH] 1. to shake or agitate (a liquid or something in a liquid) 2. to apply (a liquid) lavishly or carelessly vi. 1. to splash or move clumsily through water, mud, etc. 2. to splash about: said of a liquid n …   English World dictionary

  • slosh around — verb spill or splash copiously or clumsily slosh paint all over the walls • Syn: ↑slosh, ↑slush, ↑slush around • Hypernyms: ↑spatter, ↑splatter, ↑plash, ↑spla …   Useful english dictionary

  • slosh — UK [slɒʃ] / US [slɑʃ] verb Word forms slosh : present tense I/you/we/they slosh he/she/it sloshes present participle sloshing past tense sloshed past participle sloshed 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a liquid sloshes, or if you slosh it, it… …   English dictionary

  • slosh — 1. n. beer; liquor. □ How about a glass of slosh? □ No slosh for me. Just plain water. 2. tv. & in. to drink liquor, including beer; to drink to excess. □ Are you going to slosh gin all night? □ …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • slosh — 1. verb a) To shift chaotically; to splash noisily. The water in his bottle sloshed back and forth as he ran. b) To punch (someone) …   Wiktionary

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