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Sop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sopped p. pr. & vb. n. Sopping.] To steep or dip in any liquid.
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sop
n 1: piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid [syn: sops]
2: a concession given to mollify or placate; "the offer was a
sop to my feelings"
3: a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote
memorization has been the educator's standard operating
procedure for centuries" [syn: standing operating
procedure, standard operating procedure, standard
procedure]
v 1: give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
2: be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
[syn: soak through]
3: dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"
4: mop so as to leave a semi-dry surface; "swab the floors"
5: become thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid
6: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot
face" [syn: drench, douse, dowse, soak, souse]
[also: sopping, sopped]