sop vs brine

sop and brine both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of sop include bedraggle, draggle, bate, ret, flush, sluice.

sop (noun)	brine (noun)
a concession given to mollify or placate	a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid	water containing salts

sop (verb)	brine (verb)
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto	soak in brine
dip into liquid
be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
give a conciliatory gift or bribe to