[sɒp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thing of no great value given or done as a concession to appease someone whose main concerns or demands are not being met
(e.g: my agent telephones as a sop but never finds me work)

- a piece of bread dipped in gravy, soup, or sauce


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English soppian ‘dip (bread) in liquid’, sopp (noun), probably from the base of Old English sūpan ‘sup’. Sense 1 (mid 17th century) alludes to the sop used by Aeneas on his visit to Hades to appease Cerberus

[sɒp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- soak up liquid using an absorbent substance
(e.g: he used some bread to sop up the sauce)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English soppian ‘dip (bread) in liquid’, sopp (noun), probably from the base of Old English sūpan ‘sup’. Sense 1 (mid 17th century) alludes to the sop used by Aeneas on his visit to Hades to appease Cerberus