"aslosh" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more aslosh [comparative], most aslosh [superlative]
Etymology: From a- + slosh. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|slosh}} a- + slosh Head templates: {{en-adj}} aslosh (comparative more aslosh, superlative most aslosh)
  1. Sloshing; full of, covered or soaked (with or in a liquid).
    Sense id: en-aslosh-en-adj-R8L-z24~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (figurative) Having a large quantity of, abounding (with or in something). Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-aslosh-en-adj-JsLModXt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: awash
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          "ref": "2003, Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin, London: Serpent’s Tail, page 286:",
          "text": "[…] the whole country aslosh in cash from a buoyant stock market, demand for the really dirt-cheap travel in which we specialized had dropped.",
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