Difference between Slop and Spill

What is the difference between Slop and Spill?

Slop as a noun is a liquid or semi-solid; goo, paste, mud, domestic liquid waste. while Spill as a noun is a mess of something that has been dropped.

Slop

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A liquid or semi-solid; goo, paste, mud, domestic liquid waste. scraps used as food for pigs Human urine or excrement. semen (e.g. dump slop)

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to spill or dump liquid In the game of pool or snooker to pocket a ball by accident; in billiards, to make an ill-considered shot. to feed pigs

Spill

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to pour.To spread out or fall out, as above

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A mess of something that has been dropped.A fall or stumble.A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from a fire.

Example sentence: Clearly, the oil spill in the Gulf is a terrible tragedy; we lost 11 lives on the rig, and their families are suffering, and it's also an economic tragedy for our state and ecological tragedy for the Gulf. But Sept. 11 was a different type of event: it was an intentional attack on soil.

We hope you now know whether to use Slop or Spill in your sentence.

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