1. (

• sop ,
• sops

) piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid ;

2. (

• sop

) a concession given to mollify or placate; "the offer was a sop to my feelings" ;

3. (

• standing_operating_procedure ,
• standard_operating_procedure ,
• SOP ,
• standard_procedure

) a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries" ;

1. (

• sop

) give a conciliatory gift or bribe to ;

2. (

• sop ,
• soak_through

) be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid ;

3. (

• sop

) dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce" ;

4. (

• drench ,
• douse ,
• dowse ,
• soak ,
• sop ,
• souse ,

) cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" ;