sop
ಸೊಪ್
definition
verb
he used some bread to sop up the sauce
soak up liquid using an absorbent substance.
Then he would " sop " his bread or biscuit in the sweet mixture.
wet thoroughly; soak.
noun
my agent telephones as a sop but never finds me work
a thing given or done as a concession of no great value to appease someone whose main concerns or demands are not being met.
At this time sops - pieces of bread - were used to soak up liquid mixtures, and these were often first toasted, which reduced their tendency to disintegrate.
a piece of bread dipped in gravy, soup, or sauce.
abbreviation
Standard Operating Procedure.
example
Run it along your hairline to 'sop' up excess sweat.
Then he would " 'sop' " his bread or biscuit in the sweet mixture.
The main 'sop' is a pledge to increase markets for US goods overseas by carrying out a more aggressive trade policy against Europe and Japan.
the dews … bemoistening 'sop' his harden'd shoes
By chance I'd had them the day before as a satisfactory 'sop' for a piece of grilled sea bass at Kensington Place in west London.
he used some bread to 'sop' up the sauce
I took one look, took a very deep breath, and then used all the available towels to 'sop' up the mess, much to the barely concealed amusement of Zachery.
There are added serrations at the front of the slide, a 'sop' to popular demand more than a useful necessity unless you're going to mount a scope atop the pistol.
he used some bread to 'sop' up the sauce
The Magazine, a big glossy monthly freebie with the Sydney Morning Herald and a 'sop' to Sydney's more onanistic tendencies, last week came up with a list of Sydney's ten finest minds.
my agent telephones as a 'sop' but never finds me work
Only then will we get the council tax relief out area needs and put a 'sop' to these ridiculously high rises.
The great powers were focused on collective security; it was as a concession, a 'sop' , that they consented to a peripheral project regarding human rights.
my agent telephones as a 'sop' but never finds me work
As a 'sop' to the public, murder is likely to be excepted from this change of jurisdiction; but who defines murder?
The critical thing is that fostering civilized behavior should be a priority up front in the design of our foreign policy, not an afterthought, a 'sop' to bleeding hearts, or a pretext for something else.
We take bread and 'sop' up the soup from the brown ceramic bowls.
If you can, buy a dozen different wines, have a picnic in the car park with plenty of baguettes to 'sop' up the wine, and select your favourites before going back in to buy them.
Those handwritten appraisals of titles by bookshops are merely a 'sop' to political correctness and their own egos.
Media pundits have suggested it was a 'sop' to appease the right wing in the cabinet.
Hoppers are often eaten for breakfast, but Jaffrey emphasizes their versatility, and also their pleasing ability to 'sop' up all sorts of juices and savoury or sweet flavours.
His comments on Monday may have been 'sops' to a hostile and left leaning audience.
At this time 'sops' - pieces of bread - were used to soak up liquid mixtures, and these were often first toasted, which reduced their tendency to disintegrate.
It should be possible to offer some 'sops' to agencies which are diligent in repairing the roads dug up by them.
Think of the good done - the minimum wages, the new deals and other 'sops' to middle class consciences, they plead.
Aleberry was ale boiled with spices and sugar and 'sops' of bread.
As such, soups or 'sops' , as they were also known, became a dish with its own distinction, so did bisque.
However, just tinkering with the exchange rate or giving a few 'sops' to exporters is unlikely to ramp exports up by the kind of scale that a seven per cent growth entails.
There may be some 'sops' to home-buyers in Wednesday's budget, possibly in the form of raising the threshold at which Stamp Duty becomes payable from £60,000 to £100,000.
Those same frozen fries gain similar respectability 'sopping' up the cognac-tinged pan juices of rock 'n' roll beef, a staple of local Vietnamese menus that grew on me here.
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