sop

nouns

piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
a concession given to mollify or placate
"the offer was a sop to my feelings"
sop
is a type of (narrower)
a point conceded or yielded
"they won all the concessions they asked for"

verbs

give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
sop
is a type of (narrower)
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
"This judge can be bought"
be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
dip into liquid
"sop bread into the sauce"
sop
is a type of (narrower)
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
"dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
"souse water on his hot face"