to dip or soak in liquid food.
to sop bread in gravy.
to drench.
to take up (liquid) by absorption (usually followed byup ).
He used bread to sop up the gravy.
to be or become soaking wet.
(of a liquid) to soak (usually followed byin ).
(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
(tr) to dip or soak (food) in liquid
to soak or be soaked
First recorded before 1000; (for the noun) Middle English; Old English sopp; cognate with Old Norse soppa; verb derivative of the noun; see sup 3
First recorded in 1940–45
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In the first indictment, the government charged a banker based in China, Sim Hyon Sop, 39, along with three cryptocurrency traders with conspiring to convert virtual currency that had been stolen from accounts into dollars.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023
Also targeted was Sim Hyon Sop for acting on behalf of the Kwangson Banking Corp, an entity previously designated for sanctions by the United States.
From Reuters • Apr. 24, 2023
Sop Xivir said one of the crossings most used by families is called Gracias a Dios — “Thanks to God” — on the Guatemalan side.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2021
Sop up the extra garlic sauce on the Shish Taouk with their fresh pitas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2018
Sop up the gravy on my bread and nibble on it as I listen to Finnick telling some ridiculous story about a sea turtle swimming off with his hat.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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