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alop

/əˈlɒp/

alop adjective: leaning over on one side; lopsided.

Adjective

alop (not comparable)

  1. Leaning over on one side; lopsided.
    • Inside, she found a few pieces of furniture: a rough hewn table and three stools, all alop; a cupboard, with one door hanging by a leather hinge that held a few cooking utensils, an oil lamp and two tin candle holders.2007, Anthony Dellaira, Joint Venture: The Paces of Jamestown

Origin of alop

From a- + lop.

Questions about alop

What does alop mean?
Alop means leaning over on one side; lopsided.
What part of speech is alop?
Alop is an adjective.
How do you pronounce alop?
Alop is pronounced /əˈlɒp/.

Words near alop in the dictionary

  1. aloofness
  2. aloofnesses
  3. aloon-aloon
  4. aloos
  5. aloose
  6. alop
  7. alopecia
  8. alopecia adnata
  9. alopecia androgenetica
  10. alopecia areata
  11. alopecia capitis totalis

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