sop
[ sop ]
/ sɒp /
noun
verb (used with object), sopped, sop·ping.
verb (used without object), sopped, sop·ping.
to be or become soaking wet.
(of a liquid) to soak (usually followed by in).
Origin of sop
before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English
sopp; cognate with Old Norse
soppa; (v.) Old English
soppian, derivative of the noun (not recorded in ME). See
sup2
Words nearby sop
sooty grouse,
sooty mold,
sooty mould,
sooty shearwater,
sooty tern,
sop,
sop up,
sop.,
sopa,
sopaipilla,
soper
British Dictionary definitions for sop up (1 of 3)
sop up
verb
(tr, adverb)
to mop or take up (spilt water, etc) with or as if with a sponge
British Dictionary definitions for sop up (2 of 3)
sop
/ (sɒp) /
noun
(often plural)
food soaked in a liquid before being eaten
a concession, bribe, etc, given to placate or mollify
a sop to one's feelings
informal
a stupid or weak person
verb sops, sopping or sopped
(tr)
to dip or soak (food) in liquid
(when intr, often foll by in)
to soak or be soaked
See also
sop up
Word Origin for sop
Old English
sopp; related to Old Norse
soppa
soup, Old High German
sopfa milk with bread; see
sup ²
British Dictionary definitions for sop up (3 of 3)
SOP
abbreviation for
standard operating procedure