sop

tr.v., sopped, sop·ping, sops.

1. To dip, soak, or drench in a liquid; saturate.
2. To take up by absorption: sop up water with a paper towel.

n.

1. A piece of food soaked or dipped in a liquid.
2. 1. Something yielded to placate or soothe.
   2. A bribe.

[From Middle English soppe, bread dipped in liquid, from Old English sopp- (in soppcuppe, cup for dipping bread in).]

also sop up

verb

To make thoroughly wet: douse, drench, saturate, soak, sodden, souse, wet. See dry/wet.

phrasal verb - sop up

To take in (moisture or liquid): absorb, drink, imbibe, soak (up), take up. See give/take/reciprocity.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
  Synonym: sops

Meaning #2: a concession given to mollify or placate

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The verb sop has 6 meanings:

Meaning #1: give a conciliatory gift or bribe to

Meaning #2: be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
  Synonym: soak through

Meaning #3: dip into liquid

Meaning #4: mop so as to leave a semi-dry surface, of floors

Meaning #5: become thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid

Meaning #6: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
  Synonyms: drench, douse, dowse, soak, souse

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stykke opblødt brød, valgflæsk
v. tr. - opbløde, dyppe, bestikke, formilde
v. intr. - opsuge, blive opblødt

idioms:

• sop up    opsuge, tørre op

Nederlands (Dutch)
dopen, doordrenken, omkopen, omkoperij, ingedoopt voedsel

Français (French)
n. - morceau de pain trempé, cadeau (destiné à amadouer qn), concession symbolique
v. tr. - tremper
v. intr. - tremper

idioms:

• sop up    éponger, absorber, essuyer

Deutsch (German)
n. - eingetunktes Brot, Beschwichtigungsmittel
v. - eintauchen, durchnässen

idioms:

• sop up    aufnehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παπάρα, (μικρο)παραχώρηση, (μικρό) αντάλλαγμα, (καθομ.) ανθρωπάριο, μπεκρής
v. - μουσκεύω, εμποτίζομαι, (καθομ.) μπεκρουλιάζω

idioms:

• sop up    απορροφώ, (μτφ.) πίνω

Italiano (Italian)
inzuppare

idioms:

• sop up    asciugare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - propina (f), dádiva (f), bocado de pão (m)
v. - empapar, ensopar

idioms:

• sop up    absorver, secar

Русский (Russian)
мочить, обмакивать, впитывать, впитываться, вымачивать, пропитывать, промокнуть, пропитаться, дать взятку, преподнести подарок, кусок (хлеба), намоченный в молоке или воде, что-л., пропитанное какой-л. жидкостью, взятка, бесхарактерный человек

idioms:

• sop up    впитывать

Español (Spanish)
n. - sopa (pan u otra cosa empapada en caldo o leche), dádiva para sobornar, conciliar, etc.
v. tr. - ensopar, empapar
v. intr. - empaparse, mojarse

idioms:

• sop up    absorber

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - doppad brödbit, mutor
v. - doppa, blöta upp, dränka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
面包片, 巴结用的物品, 诱饵, 湿软食物, 小贿赂, 浸湿, 贿赂, 吸水, 渗透, 湿透

idioms:

• sop up    吸水

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 麵包片, 巴結用的物品, 誘餌, 濕軟食物, 小賄賂
v. tr. - 浸濕, 賄賂, 吸水
v. intr. - 滲透, 濕透

idioms:

• sop up    吸水

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 우유 등에 담가서 먹는 빵 조각, 다량, 의지가 약한 사람
v. tr. - (빵 조각을) 담그다, 빨아들이다, (뇌물로) 매수하다
v. intr. - 흠뻑 젖다, 스며들다, (맥주 따위를) 마시다

idioms:

• sop up    빨아들이는 것으로 닦다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 食物片, 賄賂, 弱虫, 酒
v. - 浸す

idioms:

• sop up    吸い取る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رشوة, قطعه من خبز تغمس في سائل قبل أكلها (فعل) يرشو, ينقع, يغمس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מנחת פיוס, חתיכת לחם שהושרתה, מזון ספוג נוזלים, שוחד‬
v. tr. - ‮הטביל, השרה, הספיג, הרווה‬
v. intr. - ‮שרה, ספג, טבל, רווה‬

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