sop

sop
sop1 [sɔp US sa:p] n [C usually singular]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: sop 'bread dipped into liquid' (11-21 centuries), from Old English sopp]
something not very important or valuable that a government or someone in authority offers to people to stop them from complaining or protesting - used to show disapproval
sop to
The company agreed to inspect the river regularly, as a sop to the environmental lobby.
sop 2
sop2 v past tense and past participle sopped present participle sopping
sop up [sop sth<=>up] phr v
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: sop 'to dip into liquid' (11-20 centuries), from Old English soppian, from sopp; SOP1]
to remove liquid from a surface by using a piece of cloth that takes the liquid into itself

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  • Sop — Sop, n. [OE. sop, soppe; akin to AS. s?pan to sup, to sip, to drink, D. sop sop, G. suppe soup, Icel. soppa sop. See {Sup}, v. t., and cf. {Soup}.] 1. Anything steeped, or dipped and softened, in any liquid; especially, something dipped in broth… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • SOP — steht in der Wirtschaft für: „Start of Production“ Standardarbeitsanweisung („Standard Operating Procedure“, seltener auch „Standard Operation Procedure“), gebräuchlich in der pharmazeutischen Industrie den nach diesem Begriff benannten Film von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • SoP — steht in der Wirtschaft für: Start of Production Standardarbeitsanweisung (Standard Operating Procedure, seltener auch Standard Operation Procedure) den Film Standard Operating Procedure von Errol Morris Service Offering Portfolio Statement of… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • sop — /sop/, n., v., sopped, sopping. n. 1. a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food. 2. anything thoroughly soaked. 3. something given to pacify or quiet, or as a bribe: The political boss gave him some cash as a sop. 4. a weak… …   Universalium

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  • SOP — HUMAN RESOURCES written abbreviation for standard operating procedure * * * SOP UK US noun [C or U] ► HR, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT ABBREVIATION for STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE(Cf. ↑ …   Financial and business terms

  • sop|py — «SOP ee», adjective, pi|er, pi|est. 1. soaked; very wet: »soppy ground, soppy weather. 2. Informal, Figurative. full of insincere sentiment. –sop´pi|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sop — Sop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sopping}.] To steep or dip in any liquid. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sop — (n.) O.E. sopp bread soaked in some liquid, (in soppcuppe cup into which sops are put ), from P.Gmc. *suppo, related to O.E. verb suppan (see SUP (Cf. sup) (2)), probably reinforced by O.Fr. soupe (see SOUP (Cf. soup) (n.)). Meaning something… …   Etymology dictionary

  • sop — sȍp m <N mn ovi> DEFINICIJA etnol. glazb. 1. v. sopile 2. sviranje u sopile [škola za sop iz Vrbnika] ONOMASTIKA pr. (prema zanimanju): Sȍpčić (Ozalj, Pokuplje, Zagreb), Sòpek (130, Krapina, I Slavonija, Ogulin), Sópić (300, Novi Marof,… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • sop — ► NOUN 1) a thing given or done to appease or bribe someone. 2) a piece of bread dipped in gravy, soup, or sauce. ► VERB (sopped, sopping) (sop up) ▪ soak up (liquid). ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

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