Sop

Pronunciation: /sɑp/

Definitions of sop

noun a piece of bread or pastry that is soaked in liquid before being eaten

Example Sentences

A1 I used a sop to soak up the spilled milk.

A2 She dipped a piece of bread in the sop and ate it.

B1 The chef prepared a delicious sop for the bread basket.

B2 The restaurant served a variety of sops with different flavors.

C1 The traditional Italian sop recipe has been passed down for generations.

C2 The gourmet chef created a unique sop using rare ingredients.

verb to soak up liquid with a piece of bread or pastry

Example Sentences

A1 I sop up the spilled milk with a paper towel.

A2 She sopped the gravy with a piece of bread.

B1 The sponge sops up water quickly.

B2 He sopped his bread in the soup before eating it.

C1 The chef sopped up the sauce with a fresh baguette.

C2 The absorbent cloth sops up any spills in the kitchen.

Examples of sop in a Sentence

formal The chef used a small piece of bread as a sop to soak up the delicious sauce.

informal I always use a piece of bread as a sop to clean my plate.

slang She loves to sop up the gravy with her biscuits.

figurative His apology was just a sop to make up for his mistake.

Grammatical Forms of sop

• past tense: sopped
• plural: sops
• comparative: soppier
• superlative: soppiest
• present tense: sop
• future tense: will sop
• perfect tense: have sopped
• continuous tense: is sopping
• singular: sop
• positive degree: sop
• infinitive: to sop
• gerund: sopping
• participle: sopped

Origin and Evolution of sop

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'sop' originated from the Old English word 'sopp', which referred to a piece of bread soaked in liquid.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'sop' evolved to also refer to a piece of food dipped or soaked in a liquid, as well as a bribe or appeasement. It has also been used metaphorically to describe something that soothes or comforts.