What is the meaning of sops?

noun

• Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid.
  • synonyms: sop
• A concession given to mollify or placate.
  • usage: "the offer was a sop to my feelings"
  • synonyms: sop
• 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, SOP, standard procedure
• Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid.
  • synonyms: sop

verb

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