Meaning

3 senses

  1. (informal, transitive)To apply (a liquid) thickly and messily.

    Near-synonyms: slap, slop

  2. (archaic, dialectal)To stare in amazement.

  3. (archaic, slang, transitive)To swallow greedily.

Origin

Variation of glope. 1940-45, of expressive origin. Compare goop, gulp.

Variation of glope.

1940-45, of expressive origin. Compare goop, gulp.

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Forms

glops, glopping, glopped, glopped
Base formglop · to glop
3rd person singularglops
Present participleglopping
Past simpleglopped
Past participleglopped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyglop
he, she, itglops

Past simpleLesson

all personsglopped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave glopped
he, she, ithas glopped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill glop

Synonyms

3 synonyms
slapB2gulpB2slop

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gloomgloomyB2gloriaglorificationglorifyB2gloriousB1

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