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sop

Syllabification: (sop)
Pronunciation: /säp/

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Definition of sop

noun

  • 1a thing given or done as a concession of no great value to appease someone whose main concerns or demands are not being met:my agent telephones as a sop but never finds me work
  • 2a piece of bread dipped in gravy, soup, or sauce.

verb (sops, sopping, sopped)

[with object]
  • 1 (sop something up) soak up liquid using an absorbent substance:he used some bread to sop up the sauce
  • 2wet thoroughly; soak.

Origin:

Old English soppian 'dip (bread) in liquid', sopp (noun), probably from the base of Old English sūpan 'sup.' Sense 1 (mid 17th century) alludes to the sop used by Aeneas on his visit to Hades to appease Cerberus

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