Sops vs. Cops: What's the Difference?
Sops and Cops Definitions
Sops
To dip, soak, or drench in a liquid; saturate.
Cops
A police officer.
Sops
To take up by absorption
Sop up water with a paper towel.
Cops
One that regulates certain behaviors or actions
"Faced with the world recession of the early 1980s, ... the World Bank ... became a stern economic taskmaster and cop" (Richard J. Barnet).
Sops
A piece of food soaked or dipped in a liquid.
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Cops
A cone-shaped or cylindrical roll of yarn or thread wound on a spindle.
Sops
Something yielded to placate or soothe
Remarks that were a sop to conservative voters.
Cops
Chiefly British A summit or crest, as of a hill.
Sops
A bribe.
Cops
To get hold of; gain or win
A show that copped four awards.
Copped a ticket to the game.
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Sops
Plural of sop
Cops
To perceive by one of the senses
"copped a quick look at the gentleman ... on the right" (Gail Sheehy).
Sops
Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
Cops
To take unlawfully or without permission; steal.
Cops
The connecting crook of a harrow.
