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sop

sop [ sop ]


noun  (plural sops)
Definition:
 
1. something given to satisfy discontented person: something offered as a concession or gesture to pacify somebody who is angry or discontented

2. food dipped in liquid: a piece of food dipped or soaked in liquid before it is eaten

3. offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody, especially a man, regarded as lacking courage ( dated insult )



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle sopped, present participle sop·ping, 3rd person present singular sops)
Definition:
 
make or become soaking wet: to make something thoroughly wet, or become thoroughly wet

[ Old English sopp "bread dipped in liquid" < sūpan "swallow, taste" < Germanic, "take liquid"]
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