Sop | Mean of sop in English Dictionary
/ˈsɑːp/
- Noun
- something that is done or given to someone in order to prevent trouble, gain support, etc.
- Critics say that the proposed tax cut is just a sop to wealthy taxpayers.
- Verb
- to remove (a liquid) from a surface by using soft paper, bread, etc.
- He sopped up the gravy with pieces of bread.
- The water was sopped up [=mopped up] with a mop.