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

  • (..) Why? So you can pretend you're interested? OK. You have a kind of sick desperation in your laugh. We have the exact same briefcase. Soap. - Sorry? - I make and I sell soap. The yardstick of civilization. Tyler Durden. Did you know if you mix gasoline and (..)
    1999 Fight Club
  • (..) This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, Sample-package mouthwash. Tiny bars of soap. Between takeoff and landing, we have our time together. On a long enough time line, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero. (..)
    1999 Fight Club