sop

(noun) piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid. Synonyms: sops.

(noun) a concession given to mollify or placate. Example: "The offer was a sop to my feelings."

(noun) a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely. Synonyms: standing operating procedure, standard operating procedure, SOP, standard procedure. Example: "Rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries."

(verb) give a conciliatory gift or bribe to.

(verb) be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid. Synonyms: soak through.

(verb) dip into liquid. Example: "Sop bread into the sauce."

(verb) cover with liquid; pour liquid onto. Synonyms: drench, douse, dowse, soak, souse. Example: "Souse water on his hot face."