Soap

Quick meaning: Soap is a noun meaning (chemistry) A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.

Meaning

(chemistry) A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.

More Meanings

1. (countable, informal) A soap opera.
2. (countable) A solid masonry unit or brick reduced in depth or height from standard dimensions.
3. (transitive) To apply soap to in washing.
4. (transitive, informal) To cover, lather, or in any other manner treat with soap, often as a prank.
5. (transitive, informal) To be discreet about (a topic).
6. (countable, uncountable, informal, by extension, mineralogy) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.
7. (slang) Money, specially when used as a bribe.

Example Sentences

Those kids soaped my windows!

Be sure to soap yourself well before rinsing.

She went to the shop to buy soap, but they had run out.

I tried washing my hands with soap, but the stain wouldn't go away.

Word Forms

• soaps
• soaping
• soaped

Synonyms for soap

Depending on context, synonyms include soft-soap, soft-pedal, downplay, cajole, sweet-talk, blandander.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lather, suds, detergent, bath, bathhouse, laundry.

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