Meaning of sop in English

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
3. 3. dip into liquid

   Examples

   • « sop bread into the sauce »
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 »

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
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 »