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sop

/ sop /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a concession given to mollify or placate
"the offer was a sop to my feelings"
Type of:
concession
noun Sense 2
piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
Type of:
morsel bit bite
Derived:
soak through
verb Sense 3
become thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
mop so as to leave a semi-dry surface
"swab the floors"
Type of:
wipe up mop up mop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
dip into liquid
"sop bread into the sauce"
Type of:
dunk dip souse
Derived:
sops
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
Type of:
ooze through
Derived:
sops
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 7
give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
Type of:
bribe corrupt buy
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 8
a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely
"rote memorization has been the educator''s standard operating procedure for centuries"
Type of:
operating procedure
Kinds of:
lockstep
verb Sense 9
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
"souse water on his hot face"
Type of:
wet
Kinds of:
brine bedraggle bate ret sluice
Derived:
drenching soaking souse sousing downpour
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
74%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
5
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concession morsel bit bite change wipe up mop up mop dunk dip souse ooze through