douse vs sop

douse is not a noun while sop is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
douse	No	No	Yes	No
sop	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, douse and sop are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of douse include dowse, drench, soak, souse.

As verbs, sop is a hyponym of douse; that is, sop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than douse:

Other hyponyms of douse include dip, douse, duck, dabble.

douse (noun)	sop (noun)
	a concession given to mollify or placate
	piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid

douse (verb)	sop (verb)
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
slacken	dip into liquid
lower quickly	be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate	give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
dip into a liquid
wet thoroughly
put out, as of a candle or a light