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sops

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noun

Something entirely soaked.

Examples :

"After the torrential downpour, the garden was filled with sops of mud and fallen leaves. "

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noun

A piece of solid food to be soaked in liquid food.

Examples :

"Here are a few options, progressively more descriptive: * She dipped the sops of bread into the gravy. * The baby loved the sops of rusk, soaked in warm milk. * He prepared sops of stale bread in sweet wine for a comforting dessert. "

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noun

Something given or done to pacify or bribe.

Examples :

"The politician offered small tax cuts as sops to the angry voters, hoping to regain their support before the election. "

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noun

A weak, easily frightened or ineffectual person; a milksop

Examples :

"The new student was a complete sop, easily intimidated by the other children. "

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noun

Examples :

"I love using bread to soak up the sops from my roast chicken; they're so flavorful. "

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noun

A thing of little or no value.

Examples :

"The small, expired coupons were just sops offered by the company to appease angry customers. "

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noun

A piece of turf placed in the road as a target for a throw in road bowling.

Examples :

"The road bowlers carefully positioned the sops at intervals down the winding country lane to mark the course for the competition. "

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verb

To steep or dip in any liquid.

Examples :

"He sops his bread in the gravy to get every last bit of flavor. "

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verb

To soak in, or be soaked; to percolate.

Examples :

"The spilled juice quickly sops into the paper towel on the counter. "