soap

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /soʊp/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /səʊp/

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Noun

Singular soap

Plural soaps

1. (uncountable) Soap is a solid or liquid that you use to wash things.

   The soap slipped out of her hand in the shower.

   We washed the dog with soap and water.

   The soap bubbles filled the sink.

Related words

• detergent
• shampoo

Verb

Plain form soap

Third-person singular soaps

Past tense soaped

Past participle soaped

Present participle soaping

1. (transitive) If you soap something, you put soap on it.

   I soaped her hair while my daughter splashed in the bath.

Related words

• soapy