Cop vs. Sop
Difference Between Cop and Sop
Copnoun
(obsolete) A spider.
Sopnoun
Something entirely soaked.
Copnoun
A police officer or prison guard.
Sopnoun
A piece of solid food to be soaked in liquid food.
Copnoun
(crafts) The ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine.
Sopnoun
Something given or done to pacify or bribe.
Copnoun
(obsolete) The top, summit, especially of a hill.
Sopnoun
A weak, easily frightened or ineffectual person; a milksop
Copnoun
(obsolete) The crown (of the head); also the head itself.
The stature is bowed down in age, the cop is depressed.Sopnoun
(Appalachian) Gravy.
Copnoun
A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
Sopnoun
(obsolete) A thing of little or no value.
Copnoun
A merlon.
Sopnoun
A piece of turf placed in the road as a target for a throw in road bowling.
Copverb
To obtain, to purchase (as in drugs), to get hold of, to take.
Sopverb
(transitive) To steep or dip in any liquid.
Copverb
(transitive) To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.
When caught, he would often cop a vicious blow from his fatherSopverb
(intransitive) To soak in, or be soaked; to percolate.
Copverb
To see and record a railway locomotive for the first time.
Sopnoun
piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
Copverb
(transitive) To steal.
Sopnoun
a concession given to mollify or placate;
the offer was a sop to my feelingsCopverb
(transitive) To adopt.
No need to cop an attitude with me, junior.Sopnoun
a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely;
rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuriesCopverb
(transitive) To earn by bad behavior.
Sopverb
give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
Copverb
to admit, especially to a crime.
I already copped to the murder. What else do you want from me?Harold copped to being known as "Dirty Harry".Sopverb
be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
Copnoun
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
Sopverb
dip into liquid;
sop bread into the sauceCopverb
take by theft;
Someone snitched my wallet!Sopverb
mop so as to leave a semi-dry surface;
swab the floorsCopverb
take into custody;
the police nabbed the suspected criminalsSopverb
become thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid
Sopverb
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto;
souse water on his hot face
