sop
noun
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
sopped
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past participleof sop.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sop.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sopnouna piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
Example Sentences
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The tofu was cooked beautifully and sopped up the sauce incredibly well, with savory and herbaceous flavor notes of soy, sesame and cilantro permeating the protein.
From Salon ● May 21, 2025
This kind of preparation makes them perfect to eat over basmati rice and roti, the gravy poured over the former or sopped up with the latter.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
The cash crunch occurred as corporate taxes came due and government bond issuance sopped up liquid cash.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2019
Stale bread sopped up more batter, giving the pudding a forgiving crunch.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 30, 2019
It’s for my heart, they would say, unstrapping sopped Rolexes from their hairy wrists.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
