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Meaning of sop in English
Pronunciation
/sɑp/
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Verb
sop
Definitions
1.
give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
2.
be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
3.
dip into liquid
Examples
« sop bread into the sauce »
4.
mop so as to leave a semi-dry surface
Examples
« swab the floors »
5.
become thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid
6.
cover with liquid
Examples
« pour liquid onto »
« souse water on his hot face »
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
2.
a concession given to mollify or placate
Examples
« the offer was a sop to my feelings »
3.
a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely
Examples
« rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries »