sop
Something entirely soakedSomething entirely soaked.
» He gave me the sop.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)Something entirely soaked.
(countable, uncountable)A piece of solid food to be soaked in liquid food.
piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
(Appalachia, countable, uncountable)Gravy.
(countable, uncountable)A thing of little or no value.
(countable, uncountable)A piece of turf placed in the road as a target for a throw in road bowling.
Examples
3 sentencesHe gave me the sop.
It's a sop to Congress.
ruЭто подачка Конгрессу.
It's a sop to Cerberus.
Origin
From Middle English sop, soppe, sope, from Old English sopa (“sopped bread”), from Proto-GFrom Middle English sop, soppe, sope, from Old English sopa (“sopped bread”), from Proto-Germanic *supô (compare Dutch sop, Old High German sopfa), deverbative of *sūpaną (“to sup”). Doublet of soup; more at sup.
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Forms
plural: sopsSynonyms
4 synonyms- piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid:sops
- a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely:standing operating procedurestandard operating procedurestandard procedure
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable