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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sop /sɑp/USA pronunciation n., v., sopped, sop•ping. n. [countable] - a piece of solid food, such as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- something, esp. a worthless thing, offered or done to keep another satisfied:He was offered a low-paying job as a sop for the humiliation he had suffered.
v. [~ + object] - to dip in liquid food:to sop bread in gravy.
- to drench:I was sopped by that sudden rain.
- to take up (liquid) by absorption: [~ + up + object]I sopped up the gravy.[~ + object + up]I sopped the gravy up with my bread.
See sopping.SOP, an abbreviation of:- Standard Operating Procedure;
Standing Operating Procedure.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sop (sop),USA pronunciation n., v., sopped, sop•ping. n. - 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. v.t. - to dip or soak in liquid food:to sop bread in gravy.
- to drench.
- to take up (liquid) by absorption (usually fol. by up):He used bread to sop up the gravy.
v.i. - to be or become soaking wet.
- (of a liquid) to soak (usually fol. by in).
- bef. 1000; (noun, nominal) Middle English; Old English sopp; cognate with Old Norse soppa; (verb, verbal) Old English soppian, derivative of the noun, nominal (not recorded in Middle English). See sup2
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tip, gratuity, payoff.
SOP, - Standard Operating Procedure;
Standing Operating Procedure. Also, S.O.P. sop., - soprano.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sop /sɒp/ n - (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
vb (sops, sopping, sopped)- (transitive) to dip or soak (food) in liquid
- when intr, often followed by in: to soak or be soaked
See also sop upEtymology: Old English sopp; related to Old Norse soppa soup, Old High German sopfa milk with bread; see sup² Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: SOP abbreviation for - standard operating procedure
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sop. abbreviation for - soprano
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