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English noun: sop | |||
| 1. | sop (food) piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid | ||
| Synonyms | sops | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bit, bite, morsel | ||
| 2. | sop (communication) a concession given to mollify or placate | ||
| Samples | The offer was a sop to my feelings. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concession | ||
| 3. | SOP (act) a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely | ||
| Samples | Rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries. | ||
| Synonyms | standard operating procedure, standard procedure, standing operating procedure | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | operating procedure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lockstep | ||
English verb: sop | |||
| 1. | sop (possession) give a conciliatory gift or bribe to | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bribe, buy, corrupt, grease one's palms | ||
| 2. | sop (contact) be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid | ||
| Synonyms | soak through | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ooze through | ||
| 3. | sop (contact) dip into liquid | ||
| Samples | Sop bread into the sauce. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse | ||
| 4. | sop (change) cover with liquid; pour liquid onto | ||
| Samples | Souse water on his hot face. | ||
| Synonyms | douse, dowse, drench, soak, souse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wet | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bate, bedraggle, brine, draggle, flush, ret, sluice | ||
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