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sop

1. sop \'sa:p\ n [ME soppe, fr. OE sopp; akin to OE su-pan to swallow - 
   m]ore at SUP chiefly dial  1: a piece of food dipped or steeped in a liquid 
    2: a conciliatory or propitiatory bribe, gift, or advance 
2. sop vt or sopped;  or sop.ping 1a: to steep or dip in or as if in liquid 
    1b: to wet thoroughly : SOAK  2: to mop up (as water)  3: to give a bribe 
   or conciliatory gift to