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n. a concession given to mollify or placate; "the offer was a sop to my feelings"

n. piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid

standing operating procedure, standard operating procedure, standard procedure

n. a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries"

standard operating procedure, S.O.P.

n. a concession given to mollify or placate; "the offer was a sop to my feelings"

sop

v. dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"

sop

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

sop

v. give a conciliatory gift or bribe to

soak through

v. be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid

become soaked

v. be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid

drench, douse, dowse, soak, souse

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

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absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up

v. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

soak

v. submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"

soak, imbue

v. fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant"

sop

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

sop, become soaked

v. be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid

absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up

v. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

soak

v. submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"

soak, imbue

v. fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant"

sop

v. dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"

sop, become soaked

v. be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid

absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up

v. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

soak

v. submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"

soak, imbue

v. fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant"

sop

v. dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"

sop

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

deluge, flood, inundate, swamp

v. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

saturate

v. cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

impregnate, saturate

v. infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"

soak, imbue

v. fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant"

absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up

v. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

absorb

v. cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"

wash

v. to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"

douse

v. lower quickly; "douse a sail"

rub

v. move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"

scour, abrade

v. rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"

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dry, dry out

v. remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"

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