sop
sop
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
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.
Run it along your hairline to 'sop' up excess sweat.
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.
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.
he used some bread to 'sop' up the sauce
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.
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.
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.
We take bread and 'sop' up the soup from the brown ceramic bowls.
As a 'sop' to the public, murder is likely to be excepted from this change of jurisdiction; but who defines murder?
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.
he used some bread to 'sop' up the sauce
Only then will we get the council tax relief out area needs and put a 'sop' to these ridiculously high rises.
the dews … bemoistening 'sop' his harden'd shoes
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.
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.
Then he would " 'sop' " his bread or biscuit in the sweet mixture.
Media pundits have suggested it was a 'sop' to appease the right wing in the cabinet.
my agent telephones as a 'sop' but never finds me work
my agent telephones as a 'sop' but never finds me work
The batter 'sops' up more than two grams of saturated fat and three grams of trans fat in the deep-fat fryer.
Here are some 'sops' which might help politicians in spreading their net for votes.
Mom grabbed a paper towel and 'sopped' up the spilled coffee.
While the Centre seems content to follow a policy of wait-and-watch, the State governments say that by the time the 'sops' are handed out, it would be too late.
Think of the good done - the minimum wages, the new deals and other 'sops' to middle class consciences, they plead.
But if, like us, you have any sympathies towards English food whatsoever, you'll love the way they are soaking in the tomato gravy, getting all soggy and 'sopping' up the flavours.
With major textile shops going all out to woo customers with 'sops' , Loom World too is not far behind.
Looked at from afar both subsidies look like 'sops' to the middle classes.
It should be possible to offer some 'sops' to agencies which are diligent in repairing the roads dug up by them.
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