| Front | sop |
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| Back | sop1 /sɒp $ sɑːp/ noun [countable usually singular] something not very important or valuable that a government or someone in authority offers to people to stop them from complaining or protesting – used to show disapproval sop to The company agreed to inspect the river regularly, as a sop to the environmental lobby. sop2 verb (past tense and past participle sopped, present participle sopping) sop something ↔ up phrasal verb to remove liquid from a surface by using a piece of cloth that takes the liquid into itself |
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