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In some senses, sop is marked as figuratively, derogatory, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
sop
UK /sɒp/ US /sɑp/
noun 13verb 2name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
expanded
VERB + SOP
gave, hand, range, recognized
SOP + NOUN
applications, cerberus, congress, way
PREP.
from
Definitions
noun
1
Something entirely soaked.
The bounded Waters, / Should lift their boſomes higher then the Shores, / And make a ſoppe of all this ſolid Globe:
2
A piece of solid food to be soaked in liquid food.
[…]Hee it is to whom I ſhall giue a ſoppe, when I haue dipped it.
[…]Sops in Wine, (Quantitie for Quantitie,) inebriate more, than Wine of it ſelfe.
3
Ellipsis of sop to Cerberus, something given or done to pacify or bribe.
Ill Nature, in fine, is not to be Cur’d with a Sop; but on the contrary, Quarrelſome Men, as well as Quarrelſome Currs are worſe for fair Uſage.
The suggested petrification of the ship is a sop to gratify Poseidon and compensate him for a concession--the Phaeacians will not be cut off from the sea.
4
Ellipsis of milksop, a weak, easily frightened or ineffectual person.
5
Gravy.
verb
1
To steep or dip in any liquid.
A messe of milke sopt with white bread.
When I die, don't bury me deep, / Put a jug of 'lasses at my feet, / And a piece of corn bread in my hand, / Gwine to sop my way to the promised land.
2
To soak in, or be soaked; to percolate.
noun
1
Clipping of soprano.
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The bounded Waters, / Should lift their boſomes higher then the Shores, / And make a ſoppe of all this ſolid Globe:
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[…]Hee it is to whom I ſhall giue a ſoppe, when I haue dipped it.
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[…]Sops in Wine, (Quantitie for Quantitie,) inebriate more, than Wine of it ſelfe.
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A messe of milke sopt with white bread.
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When I die, don't bury me deep, / Put a jug of 'lasses at my feet, / And a piece of corn bread in my hand, / Gwine to sop my way to the promised land.
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So again let me say that sopping bread into gravy can be done properly merely by putting a piece down on the gravy and then soaking it with the help of a knife and fork as though it were any other foo
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