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sop

1

[ sop ]

noun

  1. a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
  2. anything thoroughly soaked.
  3. something given to pacify or quiet, or as a bribe:

    The political boss gave him some cash as a sop.

    Synonyms: , ,

  4. a weak-willed or spineless person; milksop.


verb (used with object)

sopped, sopping.
  1. to dip or soak in liquid food:

    to sop bread in gravy.

  2. to drench.
  3. to take up (liquid) by absorption (usually followed by up ):

    He used bread to sop up the gravy.

verb (used without object)

sopped, sopping.
  1. to be or become soaking wet.
  2. (of a liquid) to soak (usually followed by in ).

SOP

2
or S.O.P.

abbreviation for

  1. Standard Operating Procedure; Standing Operating Procedure.

sop.

3

abbreviation for

  1. soprano.

sop

1

/ ɒ /

noun

  1. often plural food soaked in a liquid before being eaten
  2. a concession, bribe, etc, given to placate or mollify

    a sop to one's feelings

  3. informal.
    a stupid or weak person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to dip or soak (food) in liquid
  2. whenintr, often foll by in to soak or be soaked
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sop.

2

abbreviation for

  1. soprano
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

SOP

3

abbreviation for

  1. standard operating procedure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sop1

First recorded before 1000; (for the noun) Middle English; Old English sopp; cognate with Old Norse soppa; verb derivative of the noun; sup 3

Origin of sop2

First recorded in 1940–45
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sop1

Old English sopp; related to Old Norse soppa soup , Old High German sopfa milk with bread; see sup ²
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The sop to Department of Government Efficiency figurehead and campaign financier Elon Musk came after the automaker's stock took a nosedive.

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“This is widely seen as a sop to the anti-spending Freedom Caucus – but it’s not obviously enforceable in any way,” Bivens said.

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The second act begins to drag with slapdash vaudeville showcases that seem like sops to the performers.

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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.

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“It’s only when there’s a lot of fresh fruit that the bottom tends to get sopping wet.”

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