sop
/sɑp/
noun
- A piece of bread or other food dipped or soaked in liquid, such as soup or gravy.
- He used a sop of bread to soak up the remaining broth.
- The cook served the stew with a sop for dipping.
- She made a sop of toast to eat with her morning coffee.
- Something given to someone to calm them or win their favor, often seen as a bribe or concession.
- They gave the critics a minor role as a sop to their demands.
- The company offered a small pay raise as a sop to unhappy workers.
- The politician's promise was just a sop to the voters.
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verb
- To dip or soak food in liquid, especially to soften it or add flavor.
- She sopped her biscuit in the tea until it was soft.
- He likes to sop his bread in olive oil before eating it.
- The child sopped the cookie in milk.
- To absorb or soak up liquid, often with a cloth or sponge.
- The paper towel quickly sopped the juice from the counter.
- He used a towel to sop up the spilled water.
- She sopped the excess paint from the brush.
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