Meaning of sop in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /sɑp/

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  1. Verb

    sop

    Definitions

    1. give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
  2. 2. be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid

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  3. 3. dip into liquid

    Examples

    • « sop bread into the sauce »

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  4. 4. mop so as to leave a semi-dry surface

    Examples

    • « swab the floors »
  5. 5. become thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid
  6. 6. cover with liquid

    Examples

    • « pour liquid onto »
    • « souse water on his hot face »

    Derived terms

  7. Noun

    sop

    Etymology

    Old English soppian ‘dip (bread) in liquid’, sopp (noun), probably from the base of Old Englishsūpan ‘sup’. Sense 1 (mid 17th century) alludes to the sop used by Aeneas on his visit to Hades to appease Cerberus

    Definitions

    1. piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid

    Derived terms

  8. 2. a concession given to mollify or placate

    Examples

    • « the offer was a sop to my feelings »
  9. 3. a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely

    Examples

    • « rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries »

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