Sop

n.	1.	Anything steeped, or dipped and softened, in any liquid; especially, something dipped in broth or liquid food, and intended to be eaten. He it is to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. - John xiii. 26. Sops in wine, quantity, inebriate more than wine itself. - Bacon. The bounded waters Should lift their bosoms higher than the shores, And make a sop of all this solid globe. - Shak.
	2.	Anything given to pacify; - so called from the sop given to Cerberus, as related in mythology. All nature is cured with a sop. - L'Estrange.
	3.	A thing of little or no value. Sops in wine (Bot.) an old name of the clove pink, alluding to its having been used to flavor wine. Garlands of roses and sops in wine. - Spenser.
v. t.	1.	To steep or dip in any liquid. [imp. & p. p. Sopped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sopping.]

Noun	1.	sop - piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid Synonyms: sops
	2.	sop - a concession given to mollify or placate; "the offer was a sop to my feelings"
	3.	SOP - a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries" Synonyms: standard operating procedure, standard procedure, standing operating procedure
Verb	1.	sop - give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
	2.	sop - be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid Synonyms: soak through
	3.	sop - dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"
	4.	sop - mop so as to leave a semi-dry surface; "swab the floors"
	5.	sop - become thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid
	6.	sop - cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" Synonyms: souse, soak, dowse, drench, douse

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