sop
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
anything thoroughly soaked.
something given to pacify or quiet, or as a bribe: The political boss gave him some cash as a sop.
a weak-willed or spineless person; milksop.
to dip or soak in liquid food: to sop bread in gravy.
to drench.
to take up (liquid) by absorption (usually followed by up): He used bread to sop up the gravy.
to be or become soaking wet.
(of a liquid) to soak (usually followed by in).
Origin of sop
1Other words for sop
Words Nearby sop
Other definitions for SOP (2 of 3)
Standard Operating Procedure; Standing Operating Procedure.
Origin of SOP
2Other definitions for sop. (3 of 3)
soprano.
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How to use sop in a sentence
Try the weekend draw with the addition of nuggets of smoked short rib and use the accompanying pillowy pita, made with potatoes, as a sop for whatever a fork can’t retrieve from the foil container.
Tom Sietsema’s 8 favorite places to eat right now | Tom Sietsema | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostA sop to lawmakers who represent congressional districts consisting entirely of catfish ponds.
Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on Valentine’s Day and Oral Hygiene | P. J. O’Rourke | February 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe whole thing is a substantive sop to the GOP right wing wrapped in a prettier package.
Cynics, of course, can argue that this is just a sop to Western sensibilities.
Liberals regard them as a sop to the wealthy, who receive the largest share of the benefits.
In Second Term, What Will Obama Do About Bush Tax Cuts? | Noam Scheiber | March 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
But so-called populism is in many respects a mere sop to the Thai electorate, regardless of who is peddling it.
An allusion to the fable in sop about the earthern and brazen pots being dashed together.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerYet my guilty anticipation endured, and as a sop to conscience I tried to make myself believe there was no danger.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterI called the Bill timid, narrow, a mere sop to the jealousies of sects and little-minded people.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsWithout a smile or a prayer, she arranged the sop for the babe, then sat down beside him to think.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller WhiteShe was preparing the warm sop for the child, and taking him from his mother's arm, she sat down in the rocking chair.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller White
British Dictionary definitions for sop (1 of 3)
/ (sɒp) /
(often plural) food soaked in a liquid before being eaten
a concession, bribe, etc, given to placate or mollify: a sop to one's feelings
informal a stupid or weak person
(tr) to dip or soak (food) in liquid
(when intr, often foll by in) to soak or be soaked
Origin of sop
1- See also sop up
British Dictionary definitions for SOP (2 of 3)
standard operating procedure
British Dictionary definitions for sop. (3 of 3)
soprano
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