What is the meaning of sop?

noun

• Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid.
  • synonyms: sops
• A concession given to mollify or placate.
  • usage: "the offer was a sop to my feelings"
• A prescribed procedure to be followed routinely.
  • usage: "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries"
  • synonyms: standing operating procedure, standard operating procedure, standard procedure

verb

• Give a conciliatory gift or bribe to.
• Be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid.
  • synonyms: soak through
• Dip into liquid.
  • usage: "sop bread into the sauce"
• Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto.
  • usage: "souse water on his hot face"
  • synonyms: drench, douse, dowse, soak, souse