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soap
noun
a
solid
or
liquid
substance
that
you
mix
with
water
to
wash
your
body
,
clothes
,
or
other
objects
•
Please
pass
me
the
soap
so
I
can
wash
the
dishes
.
Please
pass
me
the
soap
so
I
can
wash
the
dishes
.
•
The
hotel
bathroom
had
tiny
bars
of
soap
wrapped
in
paper
.
The
hotel
bathroom
had
tiny
bars
of
soap
wrapped
in
paper
.
Old
English
sāp
,
from
Latin
saponem
“
soap
”,
probably
of
Gaulish
origin
,
referring
to
a
cleaning
compound
made
from
fat
and
lye
.
noun
(
informal
)
a
television
or
radio
drama
series
that
broadcasts
many
episodes
,
often
about
the
daily
lives
and
relationships
of
the
same
group
of
characters
•
My
grandmother
never
misses
her
evening
soap
.
My
grandmother
never
misses
her
evening
soap
.
•
The
new
hospital
soap
has
become
a
hit
with
teenagers
.
The
new
hospital
soap
has
become
a
hit
with
teenagers
.
Shortened
form
of
“
soap
opera
,”
first
used
in
1930s
U
.
S
.
radio
dramas
that
were
sponsored
by
soap
manufacturers
.
verb
-
soap
,
soaping
,
soaps
,
soaped
to
rub
or
cover
something
with
soap
in
order
to
wash
or
clean
it
•
She
soaped
the
window
to
remove
the
sticky
fingerprints
.
She
soaped
the
window
to
remove
the
sticky
fingerprints
.
•
Before
shaving
,
he
soaped
his
face
carefully
.
Before
shaving
,
he
soaped
his
face
carefully
.
From
the
noun
“
soap
,”
in
use
as
a
verb
since
late
1600s
,
meaning
“
to
apply
soap
.”
