soap

CEFRA1

/soʊp/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A substance used with water for washing.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Money, specially when used as a bribe.

Examples

  • Wash the affected area with soap and water.

  • This soap lathers up with water.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /səʊp/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.

  2. A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.

  3. A solid masonry unit or brick reduced in depth or height from standard dimensions.

More examples

In context

  • This soap will improve her complexion.

  • Be sure to soap yourself well before rinsing.

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

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English sope, sape, from Old English sāpe (“soap, salve”), from Proto-West Germanic *saipā, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb-, *seyp- (“to pour out, drip, trickle, strain”). Cognate with Scots saip, sape (“soap”), Saterland Frisian Seepe (“soap”), West Frisian sjippe (“soap”), Dutch zeep (“soap”), German Low German Seep (“soap”), German Seife (“soap”), Danish sæbe (“soap”), Swedish såpa (“soap”), Norwegian Bokmål såpe (“soap”), Norwegian Nynorsk såpe (“soap”), Faroese sápa (“soap”), Icelandic sápa (“soap”), Finnish saippua (“soap”), Finnish suopa (“soft soap”). Related also to Old English sāp (“amber, resin, pomade, unguent”), Latin sēbum (“tallow, fat,...