"Sloping" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Descending or inclining at an angle from the horizontal; slanting.
Punching or kicking repeatedly and heavily, typically in an effort to get the last bit of something.
Adjective: sloppy, disorganized, or messy.<br><br>Example: The kitchen counter was a mess of dirty dishes and food scraps, a real slop.<br><br>Noun: leftovers, especially those that are stiff or discolored.<br><br>Example: The cold slop of mashed potatoes from last night's dinner congealed in a weird way, but I managed to heat it up for lunch.<br><br>Suffix: -slop also forms noun words that mean a mixture of different things, often in a messy or unattractive way.<br><br>Example: Eel-slop is a dish consisting of eel mixed into mishmash of other fish, vegetables, and fat.