The Clue
Concessions (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SOPS
Tags
Notes
The answer SOPS is uncommon, appearing about once every 375 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bribes
Drenches
Pacifiers
Payoffs
Placebos
Saturates
Soaks
Absorbs, with "up"
Conciliatory gifts
Dips in gravy
Rolls, for stew
Small bribes
Soaks (up)
Wets thoroughly
Biscuits and rolls, sometimes
Food eaten with gravy
Definition
SOPS as a noun:
1. (sop, sops) = piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
SOP as a noun:
1. (sop, sops) = piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
2. a concession given to mollify or placate; "the offer was a sop to my feelings"
3. (standing operating procedure, standard operating procedure, SOP, standard procedure) = a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries"
SOP as a verb:
1. give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
2. (sop, soak through) = be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
3. dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"
4. (drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse) = cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"