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sop

noun

/sɒp/

Meaning

a concession or appeasement to pacify someone; also a piece of bread dipped in liquid

The manager offered a bonus as a sop to the unhappy employees.

throw a sop

appeasement, bribe, concession, pacifier

provocation, denial

sop to, political sop, throw a sop

the quality of being fair and reasonable; the administration of the law

The ability to keep or continue to have something, especially the ability to remember information.

Skill and agility in using hands or mind to perform tasks quickly and accurately.

an individual human being

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.