piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid

[ Syn: sops ]

a concession given to mollify or placate; the offer was a sop to my feelings'

a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; rote memorization has been the educators standard operating procedure for centuries

[ Syn: standing operating procedure , standard operating procedure , sop , standard procedure ]

give a conciliatory gift or bribe to

be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid

[ Syn: soak through ]

dip into liquid; sop bread into the sauce'

cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; souse water on his hot face

[ Syn: drench , douse , dowse , soak , souse ]