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soup

Definition

  • noun: a food made by cooking vegetables, meat, or fish in a large amount of liquid
  • noun: a liquid food especially with a meat, fish, or vegetable stock as a base and often containing pieces of solid food
  • synonyms: potage, pottage, broth

Examples

  • The book provides a 'soup to nuts' look at the current political scene.

  • The entire procedure 'from soup to nuts' is changing.

  • The trip was 'duck soup' for experienced travelers.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) . Maybe you can come visit me in the swamp sometime. I'll cook all kinds ofstuff foryou. Swamp toad soup, fiish eye tartare-- you name it. I'd like that. Um, Princess? - - Yes, Shrek? (..)
    2001 Shrek