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soap en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • /səʊp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /soʊp/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seyb-? Proto-Germanic *saipǭ Proto-West Germanic *saipā Old English sāpe Middle English sope English soap 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, grease”). See seep. Latin sāpō (“soap”) is a borrowing from the Germanic.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.
  2. (broadly, countable, informal, uncountable) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.
    • I tried washing my hands with soap, but the stain wouldn't go away.
    • She went to the shop to buy soap, but they had run out.
  3. (countable, slang, uncountable) Money, specially when used as a bribe.
  4. (countable, informal) A soap opera.
  5. (countable) A solid masonry unit or brick reduced in depth or height from standard dimensions.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
sope alternative, obsolete lexicographic
soaps Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

soaprock · soapland · mercury soap · lithium soap · soft soap · soapie · soapstock · laurel soap · nonsoap · sandsoap · soapstar · shave soap · uglier than homemade soap · bar soap · soapbox · quicksilver soap · soap tree · curd soap · saltwater soap · soap acacia · potassium soap · supersoap · soapfish · soapworks · soap bubble · laundry soap · mahogany soap · soapify · Joe Soap · soap flake · soap up · soap dispenser · soapwell · soap scum · soap bar · soapman · soapweed · soap dish · soap boy · soapball · Marseilles soap · sulphur soap · soap shaker · soapflake · soapmaking · soapwood · paste soap · shaving soap · soap gourd · drop the soap · facial soap · soapless · soap night · ghar soap · marine soap · soapcurd · Venetian soap · soapy · Aleppo soap · soap suds · docusoap · don't drop the soap · bile soap · soapless soap · soapworker · Venice soap · Nabulsi soap · dish soap · hospital soap · Castile soap · soapbark · hand soap · soap film · hard soap · soaplock · soapen · Marseille soap · metallic soap · body soap · oatmeal soap · handsoap · soap pan · soap-operatic · soapery · Syrian soap · soap ring · soapwort · sugar soap · stainless steel soap · liquid soap · Spanish soap · soapdish · soapmaker · soaproot · carbolic soap · soap-dodging · poor man's soap · rock soap · soapstone · soaptree · know from a bar of soap · soap dodger · soap box · yellow soap · sodium soap · saddle soap · soapsuds · mountain soap · soap foam · soap pad · soapdom · soapnut · soaplike · soapmonger · sulfur soap · soft-soap · Windsor soap · no soap · glass soap · soap test · soapberry · soap brick · green soap · household soap · wash one's brain out with soap · soap plant · soapbloom · soap opera

Descendants

söpö · sopo · Soap · söp · sohpw · joob · yööpö · soap · ဆပ်ပြာ · sópa · hopi · soap · isopo · சோப்பு · സോപ്പ് · sop · sopo · sob · sop

Relateds

shower gel · body wash · shampoo · wash-ball

Translations (264)

ba һабын (substance) · my ဆပ်ပြာ (substance) · ru мы́ло (substance) · zh 肥皂 (substance) · fo sápa (substance) · nb såpe (substance) · ga gallúnach (substance) · crh sabun (substance) · nv táláwosh (substance) · haw kopa (substance) · sh sàpūn (substance) · ha sabulu (substance) · bg сапу́н (substance) · be мы́ла (substance) · sv såpa (substance) · mn саван (substance) · xal савң (substance) · ti ሳሙና (substance) · af seep (substance) · lmo savon (substance) · gag sabun (substance) · mrw sabon (substance) · kn ಸಾಬೂನು (substance) · rsk мидло (substance) · alt самын (substance) · tk sabyn (substance) · se sáibbo (substance) · sl milo (substance) · gl xabón (substance) · vo sob (substance) · ovd twål (substance) · id sabun (substance) · hnm 差文 (substance) · krl muilu (substance) · se sáibu (substance) · zh 胰子 (substance) · tum sopo (substance) · ady сабын (substance) · ja 石鹸 (substance) · kbd сабын (substance) · gan 洋鹼 /洋碱 (substance) · ace sabôn (substance) · nl zeep (substance) · ia sapon (substance) · ast xabón (substance) · ckt муԓемуԓ (substance) · udm майтал (substance) · az sabun (substance) · si සබන් (substance) · sc sabone (substance) · hak 石鹼 /石碱 (substance) · gan 肥皂 (substance) · bni sabuni (substance) · or ସାବୁନ (substance) · blt ꪎꪱꪡ꫁ꪮꪉ (substance) · hsn 胰子油 (substance) · mbb savun (substance) · hak 番鹼 /番碱 (substance) · mhr шовын (substance) · ga sópa (substance) · eo sapo (substance) · sah мыыла (substance) · mnp 胰仔 (substance) · chr ᎣᏝ (substance) · sc saoni (substance) · mt sapuna (substance) · th สบู่ (substance) · ht savon (substance) · km សាប៊ូ (substance) · dlm sapaun (substance) · he סבון \ סַבּוֹן (substance) · tr sabun (substance) · vec savon (substance) · hsb mydło (substance) · arc ܨܦܘܢܐ (substance) · lt muilas (substance) · to koa (substance) · ko 비누 (substance) · lad shavón (substance) · mfe savon (substance) · hi साबुन (substance) · osa wépukxa (substance) · goh seiffa (substance) · he בּוֹרִית (substance) · ro săpun (substance) · krc сапын (substance) · nan-tws 餅藥 /饼药 (substance) · mn ᠰᠠᠪᠤᠩ (substance) · te సబ్బు (substance) · sk mydlo (substance) · vec saon (substance) · ml സോപ്പ് (substance) · uz sovun (substance) · rm savung (substance) · nog сабын (substance) · tao siken (substance) · ang sāpe (substance) · grc ῥύμμα (substance) · pdt Seep (substance) · ur صابُن (substance) · io sapono (substance) · nan-tws 饼药 (substance) · taa bili (substance) · mg savony (substance) · sq sapun (substance) · grc σμῆγμα (substance) · gu સાબૂન (substance) · rup sãpuni (substance) · ms sabun (substance) · ota صابون (substance) · cdo 胰皂 (substance) · yi זייף (substance) · lo ສະບູ່ (substance) · zh 雪文 (substance) · iu ᐃᕐᒥᐅᑦ (substance) · scn sapuni (substance) · csb mëdło (substance) · ca sabó (substance) · dar сапун (substance) · jra ia čơƀu (substance) · zh 油胰 (substance) · wuu 肥皂 (substance) · pms savon (substance) · sga gallúinech (substance) · enm sope (substance) · ckb سابون (substance) · sa फेनक (substance) · gl xabrón (substance) · gld мэлэ (substance) · gu સોપ (substance) · fr savon (substance) · pl mydło (substance) · uk ми́ло (substance) · gu સાબુ (substance) · rki သပုန် (substance) · ar صابونة (substance) · chr ᎣᎳ (substance) · cjy 胰子 (substance) · grc σάπων (substance) · tl sabon (substance) · ne सावुन (substance) · cjs сабын (substance) · cs mýdlo (substance) · es sopín (substance) · vi xà bông (substance) · wo saabu (substance) · hu szappan (substance) · dwu djäbu (substance) · rgn savôn (substance) · mk сапун (substance) · ka საპონი (substance) · lez запун (substance) · vi xà phòng (substance) · rup sãpune (substance) · cjy 肥皂 (substance) · sc sapone (substance) · as চাবোন (substance) · mi hopi (substance) · pt sabão (substance) · pt sabonete (substance) · la sāpō (substance) · eu xaboi (substance) · goh seipfa (substance) · tg собун (substance) · kjh сабын (substance) · pap habon (substance) · is sápa (substance) · tt сабын (substance) · dsb mydło (substance) · br soavon (substance) · ko 석감 (substance) · rm savun (substance) · de Seife (substance) · ln sabuni (substance) · kaa sabın (substance) · kum сапун (substance) · zh 茶箍 (substance) · za genj (substance) · hy սապոն (substance) · tet sabaun (substance) · tyv саваң (substance) · ar صَابُون (substance) · krl saippu (substance) · koi майтöг (substance) · hak 茶箍 (substance) · nrf savon (substance) · fur savon (substance) · inh сапа (substance) · ce саба (substance) · nn såpe (substance) · gv sheeabin (substance) · akl habon (substance) · dv ސައިބޯނި (substance) · lb Seef (substance) · el σαπούνι (substance) · hak 番鹼 /番碱 (substance) · yo ọṣẹ (substance) · ja シャボン (substance) · yue 番鹼 /番碱 (substance) · kk сабын (substance) · rm savùn (substance) · fi saippua (substance) · bua сабан (substance) · ta சோப்பு (substance) · mdh sabun (substance) · sv tvål (substance) · shn သပ်ႉပျႃႇ (substance) · bn সাবান (substance) · lnd sabun (substance) · br saon (substance) · sc saboni (substance) · es jabón (substance) · st sesepa (substance) · css hawun (substance) · ccc shawona (substance) · fa صَابُون (substance) · et seep (substance) · goh seifa (substance) · wym zaof (substance) · ny sopo (substance) · za yangzgenj (substance) · lv ziepes (substance) · lad שאבון (substance) · cy sebon (substance) · kl qaqorsaat (substance) · ale miilax̂ (substance) · grc σμῆμα (substance) · mr साबण (substance) · nah āmōlli (substance) · rhg sabon (substance) · nds Seep (substance) · tab сябун (substance) · ps سابون (substance) · ky самын (substance) · zh йизы (substance) · lmo savun (substance) · os сапон (substance) · da sæbe (substance) · ug سوپۇن (substance) · ab асапын (substance) · rue мы́дло (substance) · cv супӑнь (substance) · fa صابون (substance) · sw sabuni (substance) · so saabuun (substance) · gd siabann (substance) · hrx Seif (substance) · ln sabúni (substance) · hy օճառ (substance) · sh са̀пӯн (substance) · oc sabon (substance) · stq Seepe (substance) · myv сапонь (substance) · hsn 肥皂 (substance) · kmr sabûn (substance) · it sapone (substance) · av сапун (substance) · ar صابون (substance) · om saamunaa (substance) · bua мылэ (substance) · yue 番梘 /番枧 (substance) · crs savon (substance) · am ሳሙና (substance) · pa ਸਾਬਣ (substance)

soap en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • /səʊp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /soʊp/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seyb-? Proto-Germanic *saipǭ Proto-West Germanic *saipā Old English sāpe Middle English sope English soap 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, grease”). See seep. Latin sāpō (“soap”) is a borrowing from the Germanic.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To apply soap to in washing.
    • Be sure to soap yourself well before rinsing.
  2. (informal, transitive) To cover, lather, or in any other manner treat with soap, often as a prank.
    • Those kids soaped my windows!
  3. (informal, transitive) To be discreet about (a topic).
  4. (dated, slang) To flatter; to wheedle.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
soaped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
soaped Tense=Past lexicographic
soaping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
soaps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

resoap · unsoaped · soap down · soap off

Relateds

saponification · soaper

Synonyms

word · fast-talk · soap · hum · soft-soap · sweet-talk · cajole · honey around · butter up · sweeten · carny · inveigle · blandish · twist · soft-soap · croodle · sweet-talk · canoodle · soft-pedal · stroke · butter up · cajole · downplay · ingle · coax · honey up · fleech · collogue · engle · sugar soap · blandander · whilly · tweedle · soft-sawder · wheedle

Translations (37)

pl mydlić (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · ko 비누질하다 (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · ru намы́лить (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · sw sabuni (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · ota صابونلامق (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · fr savonner (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · ru мы́лить (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · pt ensaboar (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · tr sabunlamak (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · cs mydlit (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · ca ensabonar (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · tl sabon (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · it insaponarsi (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · bg сапунисвам (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · vec insaonar (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · fr se savonner (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · mr साबण लावणे (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · lnd nabun (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · hil habon (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · izh muilata (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · sv tvåla in (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · eo sapumi (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · el σαπουνίζω (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · hy օճառվել (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · nl zepen (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · ko 비누칠하다 (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · es enjabonar (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · fi saippuoida (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · gl enxaboar (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · it insaponare (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · grc σμήχω (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · lv ziepēt (ieziepēt, saziepēt) (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · hu szappanoz (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · de einseifen (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · es enjabonarse (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · ro săpuni (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank) · cs namydlit (apply soap in washing / cover with soap as a prank)

soap en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • /səʊp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /soʊp/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Probably an abbreviation of sodium pentothal.

Meanings

  1. (slang, uncountable) thiopental (sodium pentothal)
    • 'Time? Doesn't have much meaning when they're trying to dry you out. I rather think they gave me a shot of soap at one point.' Soap is intelligence speak for sodium pentathol. 2013, John Gardner, James Bond: The John Gardner Years: