n. & v.
n. 1 a piece of bread etc. dipped in gravy etc. 2 a thing given or done to pacify or bribe.
v. (sopped, sopping) 1 intr. be drenched (came home sopping; sopping wet clothes). 2 tr. (foll. by up) absorb (liquid) in a towel etc. 3 tr. wet thoroughly; soak.
[ OE sopp, corresp. to MLG soppe, OHG sopfa bread and milk, prob. f. a weak grade of the base of OE supan: see SUP(1) ]