sops

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid: A small piece or morsel of bread, cake, or similar food, intended to be soaked or dipped in a liquid like soup, gravy, or sauce before eating.
Usage
  • The word "sops" is typically used in the plural form to refer to multiple pieces of food used for dipping. It describes the action of soaking up liquid with a solid.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • He used the crusty bread as sops to soak up the last of the stew.
    • In many traditional recipes, sops of bread are placed at the bottom of the bowl before the soup is poured.
Advanced Usage
  • "Sops to Cerberus": This is an idiomatic expression derived from mythology, meaning a bribe or concession made to pacify a troublesome person or to avoid a potential problem.
    • The tax cut was seen as mere sops to Cerberus for the powerful lobby groups.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sop (singular noun): A single piece of solid food for dipping.
    • He offered a sop of bread to the child.
  • Sopping (adjective/adverb): Thoroughly soaked or wet.
    • The bread was sopping with gravy.
  • Sop up (phrasal verb): To absorb or take up a liquid.
    • Use a paper towel to sop up the spilled milk.
Synonyms
  • Morsel: A small piece of food.
  • Dunker: (Informal) A piece of food suitable for dipping.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Sop up: To absorb a liquid completely.
    • The sponge efficiently sopped up the water from the counter.
Related Idioms
  • Sops to Cerberus: A pacifying bribe or concession.
    • The government's new subsidies were nothing but sops to Cerberus for the angry voters.
Noun
  1. piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid

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