sop vs plunge

sop and plunge both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of sop include dip, douse, dunk, souse.

sop (noun)	plunge (noun)
a concession given to mollify or placate	a brief swim in water
piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid	a steep and rapid fall

sop (verb)	plunge (verb)
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto	begin with vigor
dip into liquid	devote (oneself) fully to
be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid	cause to be immersed
give a conciliatory gift or bribe to	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
	thrust or throw into
	fall abruptly
	drop steeply
	dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity