When his force was almost swallowed up by the Germans - after the French were driven south from Sedan and the Belgians surrendered - he took the vital decision to withdraw to Dunkirk where, according to the Times newspaper, four-fifths of his men were rescued.
Dictionaries - King James Dictionary - Sup. Sup. To dine; to make a meal. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will SUP with him, and he with me. ( Revelation 3 ) Source: A King James Dictionary.
sop, sops(noun) piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid. sop(noun) a concession given to mollify or placate. the offer was a sop to my feelings. standing operating procedure, standard operating procedure, SOP, standard procedure(verb) a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely. rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries. sop(verb) give a conciliatory gift or bribe to.