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sop

sop

 
pronunciation:
sap
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a piece of bread or the like dipped or soaked in a liquid such as milk or gravy.
definition 2: something given to soothe, placate, win over, or bribe.
definition 3: anything soaked until it is entirely wet.
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: sops, sopping, sopped
definition 1: to dip or soak in or as if in a liquid.
similar words:
soak
definition 2: to wet through; saturate or drench.
similar words:
saturate, soak
definition 3: to soak up (a liquid) by absorption (usu. fol. by "up").
She sopped up the spilled milk with a napkin.
similar words:
soak
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