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.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  sop, sops(noun) piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid. 2  sop(noun) a concession given to mollify or placate. 3  standing operating procedure, standard operating procedure, SOP, standard procedure(verb) a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely.