Dictionary definition · SOP
noun
- a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely"rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries"
- piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
- a concession given to mollify or placate"the offer was a sop to my feelings"
verb
- give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
- be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
- dip into liquid"sop bread into the sauce"
- cover with liquid; pour liquid onto"souse water on his hot face"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).