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sop — noun 1》 a thing given or done to appease or bribe someone. 2》 a piece of bread dipped in gravy, soup, or sauce. verb (sops, sopping, sopped) (sop something up) soak up liquid. ↘archaic soak. Origin OE soppian dip bread in liquid , sopp (n.), prob … English new terms dictionary
Sop — Sop, n. [OE. sop, soppe; akin to AS. s?pan to sup, to sip, to drink, D. sop sop, G. suppe soup, Icel. soppa sop. See {Sup}, v. t., and cf. {Soup}.] 1. Anything steeped, or dipped and softened, in any liquid; especially, something dipped in broth… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sop — /sop/, n., v., sopped, sopping. n. 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. 4. a weak… … Universalium
sop — [säp] n. [ME soppe < OE sopp < base of supan: see SUP1] 1. a piece of food, as bread, soaked in milk, gravy, etc. 2. a) something given by way of concession or appeasement b) a bribe vt. sopped … English World dictionary
sop — (n.) O.E. sopp bread soaked in some liquid, (in soppcuppe cup into which sops are put ), from P.Gmc. *suppo, related to O.E. verb suppan (see SUP (Cf. sup) (2)), probably reinforced by O.Fr. soupe (see SOUP (Cf. soup) (n.)). Meaning something… … Etymology dictionary
sop up — verb 1. take in, also metaphorically The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister s words • Syn: ↑absorb, ↑suck, ↑imbibe, ↑soak up, ↑suck up, ↑draw, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sop — sop1 [ sap ] noun singular something that you give to someone to make them stop opposing you, causing trouble for you, or asking for something more valuable: They keep their gasoline cheap as a sop to public unrest. sop sop 2 [ sap ] verb ,sop up … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sop. — soprano. * * * abbrev Soprano * * * sop «sop», noun, verb, sopped, sop|ping. –n. 1. a piece of food dipped or soaked in milk, broth, or the like. 2. Figurative. something given to soothe or quiet; … Useful english dictionary
sop — sop1 [sɔp US sa:p] n [C usually singular] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: sop bread dipped into liquid (11 21 centuries), from Old English sopp] something not very important or valuable that a government or someone in authority offers to people to stop … Dictionary of contemporary English
sop — [[t]sɒ̱p[/t]] sops N COUNT: oft N to n (disapproval) You describe something as a sop to a person when they are offered something small or unimportant in order to prevent them from getting angry or causing trouble. This is an obvious sop to the… … English dictionary
