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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.
- 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 by up ):
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 by in ).
SOP
2abbreviation for
- Standard Operating Procedure; Standing Operating Procedure.
sop.
3abbreviation for
- soprano.
sop
1/ sɒp /
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
- informal.a stupid or weak person
verb
- tr to dip or soak (food) in liquid
- whenintr, often foll by in to soak or be soaked
sop.
2abbreviation for
- soprano
SOP
3abbreviation for
- standard operating procedure
Word History and Origins
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Origin of sop1
Example Sentences
“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.
He gave in to the reality that Trump is playing a role for the cameras and needs to be seen as being tough on California as a sop to his hard-hearted base.
“It’s only when there’s a lot of fresh fruit that the bottom tends to get sopping wet.”
Several environmental groups have come out against them, especially the hubs focused on blue hydrogen, which their foes consider a sop to the fossil-fuel industry with high potential for carbon dioxide leaks.
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