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sop

UK/sɒp/ US/sɑp/ rare informal
noun (3) verb (6)

noun

1.

piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid

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2.

a concession given to mollify or placate

  • “the offer was a sop to my feelings”
3.

a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely

  • “rote memorization has been the educator”
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verb

1.
2.
3.

dip into liquid

  • “sop bread into the sauce”
4.

mop so as to leave a semi-dry surface

  • “swab the floors”
5.
6.

cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

  • “souse water on his hot face”
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Origin

From Middle English sop, soppe, sope, from Old English sopa (“sopped bread”), from Proto-Germanic *supô (compare Dutch sop, Old High German sopfa), deverbative of *sūpaną (“to sup”). Doublet of soup; more at sup.

Phrases

  • sop up

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