sop

¹sop

noun \ˈsäp\

Definition of SOP

1

chiefly dialect : a piece of food dipped or steeped in a liquid

2

: a conciliatory or propitiatory bribe, gift, or gesture

Examples of SOP

1. <as a sop to the teachers' union for supporting his reelection campaign, the mayor promised to push for the abolition of the residency requirement>

Origin of SOP

Middle English soppe, from Old English sopp; akin to Old English sūpan to swallow — more at sup

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SOP

Synonyms

backhander [British], boodle, cumshaw, fix, bribe

Related Words

baksheesh, kickback, payoff; slush fund; incentive, incitement, instigation, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulation, stimulus; boost, encouragement, goad, inducement; allurement, bait, enticement, lure, seduction, temptation, turn-on; flattery, persuasion; decoy, snare, trap

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with SOP

bop, chap, chop, clop, cop, crop, drop, flop, fop, glop, hop, knop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, scop, shop, slop, stop, strop, swap, top, whop

²sop

transitive verb

soppedsop·ping

Definition of SOP

1

a : to steep or dip in or as if in liquid

b : to wet thoroughly : soak

2

: mop 1

Examples of SOP

1. <sopped the sponge with the detergent and began scrubbing the floor vigorously>
2. <my book fell in the swimming pool and was thoroughly sopped before I could fish it out>

First Known Use of SOP

circa 1529

Related to SOP

Synonyms

drench, drown, impregnate, macerate, saturate, sodden, soak, souse, steep

Antonyms

wring (out)

Related Words

waterlog, water-soak; marinate, seethe; presoak; dip, immerse, inundate, submerge, swamp; bathe, douse (also dowse), hydrate, swill, wash, water; infiltrate, penetrate, permeate; damp, dampen, humidify, moisten

Near Antonyms

dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, sear; drain, empty, void; dehumidify

SOP

abbreviation

Definition of SOP

standard operating procedure; standing operating procedure