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sop
1[sop]
noun
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.
Synonyms: , ,a weak-willed or spineless person; milksop.
verb (used with object)
to dip or soak in liquid food.
to sop bread in gravy.
to drench.
to take up (liquid) by absorption (usually followed byup ).
He used bread to sop up the gravy.
verb (used without object)
to be or become soaking wet.
(of a liquid) to soak (usually followed byin ).
SOP
2abbreviation
Standard Operating Procedure; Standing Operating Procedure.
sop.
3abbreviation
soprano.
sop
1/ ɒ /
noun
(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
informala stupid or weak person
verb
(tr) to dip or soak (food) in liquid
to soak or be soaked
SOP
2abbreviation
standard operating procedure
sop.
3abbreviation
soprano
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sop1
Origin of sop2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sop1
Example Sentences
The tofu was cooked beautifully and sopped up the sauce incredibly well, with savory and herbaceous flavor notes of soy, sesame and cilantro permeating the protein.
The chewy morsels come sopping in soy sauce and flecked with chile flakes, with a rich and juicy meat filling.
The sop to Department of Government Efficiency figurehead and campaign financier Elon Musk came after the automaker's stock took a nosedive.
“This is widely seen as a sop to the anti-spending Freedom Caucus – but it’s not obviously enforceable in any way,” Bivens said.
The second act begins to drag with slapdash vaudeville showcases that seem like sops to the performers.
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