sluice vs sop

sluice and sop both are nouns.

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

As verbs, sop is a hypernym of sluice; that is, sop is a word with a broader meaning than sluice:

Other hypernyms of sluice include douse, dowse, drench, soak, souse.

sluice (noun)	sop (noun)
conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate	a concession given to mollify or placate
	piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid

sluice (verb)	sop (verb)
irrigate with water from a sluice	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
draw through a sluice	dip into liquid
transport in or send down a sluice	be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
pour as if from a sluice	give a conciliatory gift or bribe to