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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024soap /soʊp/USA pronunciation n. - a substance used for washing, made by treating a fat with an alkali:[uncountable]a new bar of soap.
- Radio and Television, Informal Terms, Show Business[countable][Informal.]Also, soaper. soap opera.
v. [~ + object] - to rub, lather, or treat with soap:He soaped his arms and legs and then rinsed off.
Idioms- Idioms no soap, [uncountable][Informal.](used to show that a proposal, plan, etc., is not acceptable):"We want a raise and a promotion.''—"No soap.''
soap•i•ness, n. [uncountable] soap•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024soap (sōp),USA pronunciation n. - a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- any metallic salt of an acid derived from a fat.
- Informal Terms[Slang.]money, esp. as used for bribery in politics.
- Radio and Television, Informal Terms, Show Business[Slang.]Also, soaper. See soap opera.
- no soap, [Informal.]no go:He wanted me to vote for him, but I told him no soap.
v.t. - to rub, cover, lather, or treat with soap.
- WGmc (perh. Latin sāpō; compare saponify)
- Middle English sope, Old English sāpe, cognate with German Seife, Dutch zeep, all bef. 1000
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024soap•y (sō′pē),USA pronunciation adj., soap•i•er, soap•i•est. - containing or impregnated with soap:soapy water.
- covered with soap or lather:soapy dishes.
- of the nature of soap;
resembling soap:a soft, soapy fiber. - pertaining to or characteristic of soap:a clean, soapy smell.
- [Informal.]characteristic or reminiscent of a soap opera;
melodramatic;
corny:a soapy plot.
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