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sop.

Something entirely soaked.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɒp/Received-Pronunciation/sɑp/General-American
  1. Something entirely soaked.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A piece of solid food to be soaked in liquid food.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Ellipsis of sop to Cerberus, something given or done to pacify or bribe.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · figuratively · uncountable
  4. Ellipsis of milksop, a weak, easily frightened or ineffectual person.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · derogatory · ellipsis · uncountable
  5. Gravy.

    Appalachia · countable · uncountable
  6. A thing of little or no value.

    countable · uncountable
  7. A piece of turf placed in the road as a target for a throw in road bowling.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English sop, soppe, sope, from Old English sopa (“sopped bread”), from Proto-Germanic *supô (compare Dutch sop, Old High German sopfa), deverbative of *sūpaną (“to sup”). Doublet of soup; more at sup.

verb/sɒp/Received-Pronunciation/sɑp/General-American
  1. To steep or dip in any liquid.

    transitive
  2. To soak in, or be soaked; to percolate.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English sop, soppe, sope, from Old English sopa (“sopped bread”), from Proto-Germanic *supô (compare Dutch sop, Old High German sopfa), deverbative of *sūpaną (“to sup”). Doublet of soup; more at sup.

noun/sɒp/Received-Pronunciation/sɑp/General-American
  1. Clipping of soprano.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · informal
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