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SLOSH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spill or splash copiously or clumsily

Example:

slosh paint all over the walls

Synonyms:

slosh; slosh around; slush; slush around

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "slosh" is one way to...):

plash; spatter; splash; splatter; splosh; swash (dash a liquid upon or against)

Sentence frames:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Walk through mud or mire

Example:

We had to splosh across the wet meadow

Synonyms:

slop; slosh; splash; splosh; squelch; squish

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "slosh" is one way to...):

footslog; pad; plod; slog; tramp; trudge (walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud)

Sentence frames:

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Sense 3

Meaning:

Make a splashing sound

Example:

water was splashing on the floor

Synonyms:

slosh; slush; splash; splosh

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "slosh" is one way to...):

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Sentence frames:

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