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Sop Very Common

Sop has 11 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid

"He tore off a warm sop from the bread and dipped it into the rich tomato soup before taking a bite."

2

a concession given to mollify or placate

"the offer was a sop to my feelings"

sop
3

a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely

"rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries"

4

Something entirely soaked.

"He was so tired after his late-night sop that he couldn't even make coffee in the morning."

5

Initialism of sex on/over the phone.

Verb
1

give a conciliatory gift or bribe to

"He tried to sop his boss's anger by handing over an expensive watch after missing the deadline."

sop
2

be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid

"The heavy rain left the old wool coat completely sopping wet."

3

dip into liquid

"sop bread into the sauce"

sop
4

cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

"souse water on his hot face"

5

To steep or dip in any liquid.

"He used a cloth to sop up the spilled milk before it could ruin the carpet."

Proper Noun
1

Initialism of State of Palestine.

"The news report clarified that SOP stands for the State of Palestine, distinguishing it from other regional abbreviations."

Example Sentences
"the offer was a sop to my feelings" noun
"rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries" noun
"sop bread into the sauce" verb
"souse water on his hot face" verb
See Also
milksop solid weak liquid sopping soaked freelancing gravy
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
morsel concession operating procedure bribe ooze through dunk wet
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
lockstep brine bedraggle bate ret sluice
Rhyming Words
esop wsop vsop aesop sysop jessop mossop hyssop blaasop cosysop desysop clatsop glossop soursop milksop winesop sweetsop blenkinsop hedgehyssop giant hyssop
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