Meaning & Definition of Sop in English
English⟶
Sop
/sɑp/
noun
1. Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
synonym:
- sop,
- sops
2. A concession given to mollify or placate
- "The offer was a sop to my feelings"
synonym:
- sop
3. A prescribed procedure to be followed routinely
- "Rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries"
synonym:
- standing operating procedure,
- standard operating procedure,
- SOP,
- standard procedure
verb
1. Give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
synonym:
- sop
2. Be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
synonym:
- sop,
- soak through
3. Dip into liquid
- "Sop bread into the sauce"
synonym:
- sop
4. Cover with liquid
- Pour liquid onto
- "Souse water on his hot face"
synonym:
- drench,
- douse,
- dowse,
- soak,
- sop,
- souse
Examples of using
It's a sop to Congress.