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Sop - English meaning

sɒp

Sop – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A thing of no great value given or done as a concession to appease someone whose main concerns or demands are not being met.

Usage examples:

My agent telephones as a sop but never finds me work
noun

A piece of bread dipped in gravy, soup, or sauce.

Usage examples:

At this time sops - pieces of bread - were used to soak up liquid mixtures, and these were often fi…
verb

Soak up liquid using an absorbent substance.

Usage examples:

He used some bread to sop up the sauce
noun

Something unimportant or of little value that is offered to stop complaints or unhappiness

Usage examples:

He regarded third prize as just a sop.
noun

Abbreviation for standard operating procedure

noun

Something of little importance or value that is offered to stop complaints or unhappiness

Usage examples:

Critics see the increase in defence spending as a sop to the armed forces rather than an improvemen…

Sop translation into English

Sop: translate from English into Chinese

Translate sop into Chinese (Simplified)}
肥皂, 泡, 蘸, 面包片

Sop: translate from English into Dutch

Translate sop into Dutch}
Sop, Soppen, Sopje, Concessie, Dopen

Sop: translate from English into French

Translate sop into French}
Amadouer, Tremper, Mouillette, Essuyer, Pain trempé du lait, Pot-de-vin

Sop: translate from English into German

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Sop, Beschwichtigungsmittel, Pflaster, Eingetunktes brotstück, Eine flüssigkeit aufnehmen

Sop: translate from English into Hindi

Translate sop into Hindi}
शराबी, घूस, भिगाई हुई वस्तु, गीला करना, भिगोना, तर होना, भिगोई हुई वस्तु, जो वस्तु शान्ति के लिये दी जाये, तर निवाला

Sop: translate from English into Italian

Translate sop into Italian}
Sop, Contentino

Sop: translate from English into Korean

Translate sop into Korean}
예규, 적시다, 비위 맞추기 위한 선물, 흠뻑 젖은 것, 흠뻑 젖은 사람, 바보, 흠뻑 적시다, 젖다, 마시다, 빵조각, 빨아들이다, 매수하다

Sop: translate from English into Russian

Translate sop into Russian}
Подачка, Тряпка, Взятка, Подарок или подачка, Бесхарактерный человек, Макать, Обмакивать, Мочить, Намачивать, Промокать, Пропитывать, Пропитывать хлеб, Впитывать, Вбирать

Sop: translate from English into Spanish

Translate sop into Spanish}
Compensación, Sopa

Word origin

Old English soppian ‘dip (bread) in liquid’, sopp (noun), probably from the base of Old English sūpan ‘sup’. Sense 1 (mid 17th century) alludes to the sop used by Aeneas on his visit to Hade

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