sop
sop
verb
To soak up or absorb liquid using an absorbent material or substance.
"Sop up the spilled tea with a cloth."
noun
A small, often inadequate, concession or bribe given to pacify someone.
"The pay rise was a sop to the disgruntled workers."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: soak through, soak, drench, dowse, souse, douse, standard procedure, standing operating procedure, standard operating procedure