soup /soop/

1. Any liquid food made by stewing pieces of meat, vegetables or grains
2. Loosely, anything resembling soup in consistency, etc
3. A photographic developer (informal)
4. Stolen plate melted down (slang)
5. Nitroglycerine (US inf)

soupˈer noun

1. In Ireland, someone who dispenses soup as a means of proselytizing
2. A person really or supposedly converted in this way

soupˈy adjective

soupedˈ-up adjective (slang)

1. (of eg an engine) having had the power increased
2. Enlivened

soup kitchen noun

1. A place for supplying soup to the poor
2. A mobile kitchen (military)

soup maigre or soup meagre noun

A thin fish or vegetable soup, originally for fast-days

soup plate noun

A large deep plate for serving soup

soup run noun

A regular journey by charity workers to a place where they can supply hot food and drinks to the needy

soupˈspoon noun

A spoon with a large, rounded bowl for taking soup

soupˈ-ticket noun

A ticket entitling someone to eat at a soup kitchen

soup tureen noun

in the soup (informal)

In difficulties or trouble

soup up (slang)

1. To increase the power of
2. To enliven

the ticket for soup (slang)

Exactly the right thing

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• playschool
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• play second fiddle
• play silly buggers
• playslip
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• playsome
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• play-spell
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• PlayStation
• playsuit
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• play the devil
• play the field