sop

noun8

1. •
   A piece of solid food to be soaked in liquid food.

   • […]Hee it is to whom I shall giue a soppe, when I haue dipped it. — 1611
2. •
   (figurative) Ellipsis of sop to Cerberus, something given or done to pacify or bribe.

   • Ill Nature, in fine, is not to be Cur’d with a Sop; but on the contrary, Quarrelsome Men, as well as Quarrelsome Currs are worse for fair Usage. — 1692
3. •
   (disapproving) Ellipsis of milksop, a weak, easily frightened or ineffectual person.
4. •
   (informal) Clipping of soprano.
5. •
   Something entirely soaked.

   • The bounded Waters, / Should lift their bosomes higher then the Shores, / And make a soppe of all this solid Globe: — 1602
6. •
   (Appalachia) Gravy.
7. •
   A thing of little or no value.
8. •
   A piece of turf placed in the road as a target for a throw in road bowling.

verb2

1. •
   To steep or dip in any liquid.

   • A messe of milke sopt with white bread. — 1687
2. •
   To soak in, or be soaked; to percolate.

noun9

1. •
   Initialism of standard operating procedure.
2. •
   (Internet) Initialism of same-origin policy.
3. •
   Initialism of sum of parts.
4. •
   Initialism of start of production.
5. •
   Initialism of system/systems of provision.

   • An in-depth political economy analysis using, for example, the system of provision (SOP) approach could reveal the magnitude of this potential block to phasing out coal. — 2020
6. •
   Initialism of setting-out point.
7. •
   (Internet) Initialism of super operator (“an IRC user with special privileges”).
8. •
   Initialism of sex on or over the phone.
9. •
   (Internet, slang) Initialism of semen on picture.