"sop" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid (synset 107877397)
is a type of: bit, bite, morsel - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

same as: sops
A concession given to mollify or placate (synset 107231275)
"the offer was a sop to my feelings"

is a type of: concession - a point conceded or yielded
A prescribed procedure to be followed routinely (synset 101026910)
"rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries"

is a type of: operating procedure - a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation

subtypes: lockstep - a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly

same as: standard operating procedure, standard procedure, standing operating procedure

Verb

Give a conciliatory gift or bribe to (synset 202289274)
is a type of: bribe, buy, corrupt, grease one's palms - make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
Be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid (synset 201608613)
is a type of: ooze through - run slowly and gradually

same as: soak through
Dip into liquid (synset 201580344)
"sop bread into the sauce"

is a type of: dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse - immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
Cover with liquid;
Pour liquid onto (synset 200216642)
"souse water on his hot face"

is a type of: wet - cause to become wet
subtypes:
- brine - soak in brine
- bedraggle, draggle - make wet and dirty, as from rain
- bate - soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
- ret - place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
- flush, sluice - irrigate with water from a sluice
same as: douse, dowse, drench, soak, souse