soap
(soʊp )
Word forms: soaps , soaping , soaped
1. variable noun A2
Soap is a substance that you use with water for washing yourself or sometimes for washing clothes.
...a bar of lavender soap.
...a large packet of soap powder.
...a soap bubble.
2. verb
If you soap yourself, you rub soap on your body in order to wash yourself.
She soaped herself all over. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
3. countable noun B1+
A soap is the same as a soap opera. [informal]
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Idioms:
no soap [US]
said to mean that you have tried to do something but that you have failed
I looked everywhere for him, then finally I went home. I called him at home this morning. No soap.
Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Collocations:
soap and water television soap
Many are rushing to wash their hands with soap and water or alcohol sanitiser after their commute.
The Sun
However, make sure you wash any stung area with soap and water so that it doesn't get infected.
The Sun
Bristles remain clear and less soap and water are needed because you're not constantly having to rinse off accumulated crud.
Times, Sunday Times
It helps to ensure you wash your hands regularly and thoroughly, using soap and water.
The Sun
What if instead we scrub her with soap and water and dip her in bleach?
Christianity Today
Several made their name in television soap operas and one has become a nun.
Times, Sunday Times
Frisky was seen at the starting sequence of more than 1,000 episodes of the television soap, crouching on the roof of a pigeon loft.
Times, Sunday Times
His only regret was that unlike television soap stars, the programme had not made him rich.
Times, Sunday Times
That recalls the hopeless vanity of the television soap operas which for years demanded to be called - if you don't mind - 'continuing dramas'.
Times, Sunday Times
Frankly, this felt more like a television soap opera, with some one-liner quips.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 肥皂
Japanese: 石鹸