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slob|ber /slɒ bə ^r / (slobbers , slobbering , slobbered ) VERB If a person or an animal slobbers , they let liquid fall from their mouth. □ [V prep] The dog tried to slobber all over me in the park. [Also V ]

sloe /sloʊ / (sloes ) N‑VAR A sloe is a small, sour fruit that has a dark purple skin. It is often used to flavour gin.

slog /slɒ g/ (slogs , slogging , slogged )

1 VERB If you slog through something, you work hard and steadily through it. [INFORMAL ] □ [V prep] They secure their degrees by slogging through an intensive 11-month course. □ [V + way through ] She has slogged her way through ballet classes since the age of six. ● PHRASAL VERB Slog away means the same as slog . □ [V P ] Edward slogged away, always learning.

2 N‑SING If you describe a task as a slog , you mean that it is tiring and requires a lot of effort. [INFORMAL ] □  There is little to show for the two years of hard slog.

slo|gan /sloʊ gən/ (slogans ) N‑COUNT A slogan is a short phrase that is easy to remember. Slogans are used in advertisements and by political parties and other organizations who want people to remember what they are saying or selling. □  They could campaign on the slogan 'We'll take less of your money'. WORD HISTORY slogan

Slogan comes from Gaelic sluaghghairm , which means 'war cry'.

slo|gan|eer|ing /sloʊ gən I ə r I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Sloganeering is the use of slogans by people such as politicians or advertising agencies. □ [+ of ] …the sloganeering of the marketing department.

sloop /sluː p/ (sloops ) N‑COUNT A sloop is a small sailing boat with one mast.

slop /slɒ p/ (slops , slopping , slopped )

1 VERB If liquid slops from a container or if you slop liquid somewhere, it comes out over the edge of the container, usually accidentally. □ [V adv/prep] A little cognac slopped over the edge of the glass. □ [V n adv/prep] Refilling his cup, she slopped some tea into the saucer. [Also V , V n]

2 N‑UNCOUNT You can use slop or slops to refer to liquid waste containing the remains of food. □  Breakfast plates were collected and the slops emptied.

slope /sloʊ p/ (slopes , sloping , sloped )

1 N‑COUNT A slope is the side of a mountain, hill, or valley. □  Saint-Christo is perched on a mountain slope. □ [+ of ] …the lower slopes of the Himalayas.

2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A slope is a surface that is at an angle, so that one end is higher than the other. □  The street must have been on a slope.

3 VERB If a surface slopes , it is at an angle, so that one end is higher than the other. □ [V adv/prep] The bank sloped down sharply to the river. □ [V ] The garden sloped quite steeply. ●  slop|ing ADJ □  …a brick building, with a sloping roof. □  …the gently sloping beach.

4 VERB If something slopes , it leans to the right or to the left rather than being upright. □ [V adv/prep] The writing sloped backwards.

5 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The slope of something is the angle at which it slopes. □  The slope increases as you go up the curve. □ [+ of ] …a slope of ten degrees.

6 → see also ski slope

7slippery slope → see slippery

slo p|ping ou t also slopping-out N‑UNCOUNT In prisons where prisoners have to use buckets as toilets, slopping out is the practice in which they empty the buckets. [BRIT ]

slop|py /slɒ pi/ (sloppier , sloppiest )

1 ADJ If you describe someone's work or activities as sloppy , you mean they have been done in a careless and lazy way. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  He has little patience for sloppy work from colleagues.

2 ADJ If you describe someone or something as sloppy , you mean that they are sentimental and romantic. □  It's ideal for people who like a sloppy movie.

slosh /slɒ ʃ/ (sloshes , sloshing , sloshed )