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sop

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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).
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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 sup3

Other definitions for sop (2 of 3)

SOP

or S.O.P.


Standard Operating Procedure; Standing Operating Procedure.

Other definitions for sop (3 of 3)

sop.

abbreviation
soprano.
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British Dictionary definitions for sop (1 of 3)

sop
/ (sɒp) /

noun
(often plural) food soaked in a liquid before being eaten
a concession, bribe, etc, given to placate or mollifya 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 (2 of 3)

SOP

abbreviation for
standard operating procedure

British Dictionary definitions for sop (3 of 3)

sop.

abbreviation for
soprano
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