soup
IPA: sˈup
noun
- Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute flavor and texture.
- (countable) A serving of such a dish, typically in a bowl.
- (uncountable) The liquid part of such a dish; the broth.
- (figuratively) Any mixture or substance suggestive of soup consistency.
- (slang) Thick fog or cloud (also pea soup).
- (US, slang) Nitroglycerine or gelignite, especially when used for safe-cracking.
- (cant) Dope or cocaine.
- (photography) Processing chemicals into which film is dipped, such as developer.
- (biology) A liquid or gelatinous substrate, especially the mixture of organic compounds that is believed to have played a role in the origin of life on Earth.
- (UK, informal, often with "the") An unfortunate situation; trouble, problems (a fix, a mess); chaos.
- (surfing) The foamy portion of a wave.
- Alternative form of sup (“a sip; a small amount of food or drink”). [A sip; a small amount of food or drink.]
verb
- (uncommon) To feed: to provide with soup or a meal.
- (photography) To develop (film) in a (chemical) developing solution.
- (obsolete) To proselytize by feeding the impoverished as long as they listen to one's preaching.
- (obsolete) To sweep.
- Alternative form of sup (“to sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon”). [To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.]
Examples of "soup" in Sentences
- They made soup for dinner.
- The soup tastes like tang.
- Salt was sprinkled in the soup.
- As for the starter, he ate soup.
- Soup was the starter of the meal.
- Add soupcon of salt in your soup.
- It's impolite to slurp one's soup.
- Boomers slurp soup at the restaurant.
- Eat soup noiselessly and with the side of the spoon.
- Turtle soup is soup or stews made from the flesh of the turtle.