sop
sop definition
sop (säp)
noun
- a piece of food, as bread, soaked in milk, gravy, etc.
- something given by way of concession or appeasement
- a bribe
Etymology: ME soppe < OE sopp < base of supan: see sup
transitive verb sopped, sopping sop′·ping
- to soak, steep, or saturate in or with liquid
- to take up (liquid) by absorption: usually with up
Etymology: OE soppian < the n.
intransitive verb
- to soak (in, into, or through something)
- to be or become thoroughly wet
SOP definition
SOP
standard operating procedure
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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