soap

Definition

  • noun: a substance that is used for washing something
  • noun: a cleansing and emulsifying agent made usually by action of alkali on fat or fatty acids and consisting essentially of sodium or potassium salts of such acids
  • verb: to rub soap over or into (someone or something)
  • verb: to rub soap over or into
  • often + 'up'
  • synonyms: flatter, wheedle, soft-pedal

Examples

  • My life is a 'soap opera'. [=my life has a lot of dramatic events and problems like the ones that occur in soap operas]

  • The store sells many different brands of liquid/hand/antibacterial 'soaps'.

  • Make sure you use 'soap' and water to wash your hands.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) In ... ...Andy Dufresne escaped... ...from Shawshank Prison. All they found was a muddy set of prison clothes... ...a bar of soap... ...and an old rock hammer... ...damn near worn down to the nub. I had thought it'd take a man years to tunnel through the wall with it. (..)
    1994 The Shawshank Redemption
  • (..) Robert Louis-- Stevenson. Fiction, adventure. What's next? I got here Auto Repair... ...and Soap Carving. Trade skills and hobbies. Under "Educational," behind you. Count of Monte Crisco. That's "Cristo," you dumb shit. By Alexandree... (..)
    1994 The Shawshank Redemption