soap

soap  (sp)

n.

1. A cleansing agent, manufactured in bars, granules, flakes, or liquid form, made from a mixture of the sodium salts of various fatty acids of natural oils and fats.

2. A metallic salt of a fatty acid, as of aluminum or iron.

3. Slang Money, especially that which is used for bribery.

4. A soap opera.

tr.v. soaped, soap·ing, soaps

1. To treat or cover with or as if with soap.

2.

a. Informal To softsoap; cajole.

b. Slang To bribe.

Idiom:

no soap Slang

1. Not possible or permissible.

2. Unsuccessful; futile.

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[Middle English sope, from Old English spe.]

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soap

Noun

1. a compound of alkali and fat, used with water as a cleaning agent

2. Informal short for soap opera

Verb

to apply soap to [Old English sāpe]

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soap  (sp)

A substance used for washing or cleaning, consisting of a mixture of sodium or potassium salts of naturally occurring fatty acids. Like detergents, soaps work by surrounding particles of grease or dirt with their molecules, thereby allowing them to be carried away. Unlike detergents, soaps react with the minerals common in most water, forming an insoluble film that remains on fabrics. For this reason soap is not as efficient a cleaner as most detergents. The film is also what causes rings to form in bathtubs. Compare detergent.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	soap - a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats bar soap - soap in the form of a bar castile soap - a good hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide cleaner, cleanser, cleansing agent - a preparation used in cleaning something liquid soap - soap in liquid form leather soap, saddle soap - a mild soap for cleansing and conditioning leather soap flakes - soap that has been cut into flakes to make suds faster built-soap powder, soap powder, washing powder - soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders green soap, soft soap - a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseases bath soap, face soap, toilet soap - soap used as a toiletry
	2.	soap - money offered as a bribe bribe, payoff - payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
	3.	soap - street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate grievous bodily harm, liquid ecstasy, max, easy lay, Georgia home boy, goop, scoop gamma hydroxybutyrate, GHB - a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alcohol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape
Verb	1.	soap - rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning lather cleanse, clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"

Translations

soap [səup] n → jabón m

soap [səup] n → savon m

soap [səup] n → Seife f;

(TV) (also: soap opera) → Fernsehserie f, Seifenoper f (inf)

soap [səup] n → sapone m

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soap

n soap [səup]

a mixture containing oils or fats and other substances, especially formed into small regularly-shaped pieces and used in washing He found a bar of soap and began to wash his hands.seepصابونсапунmýdlosæbedie Seifeσαπούνιjabónseepصابونsaippuasavonסַבּוֹןसाबुनsapunszappansabunsápasapone石けん비누muilasziepessabunzeepsåpemydłosabãosăpunмылоmydlomilosapuntvålสบู่sabun肥皂милоصابنxà bông肥皂

v

to rub with soap She soaped the baby all over.met seep gesmeerيَفْرُك بالصّابونсапунисвам(na)mydlitsæbe indeinseifenσαπουνίζωenjabonarseebitamaصابون زدنsaippuoidasavonnerלְסַבֵּןसाबुन लगानाnasapunati(be)szappanozmenyabunisápainsaponare石けんをぬる...을 비누로 문지르다išmuilintisaziepēt; ieziepētmenyabunkaninzepensåpe innmydlićensaboara spăla cu săpunнамыливать(na)mydliťnamilititrljati sapunomtvåla inถูด้วยสบู่sabunlamak, sabunla yıkamak用肥皂擦洗намилювати; мити(ся) миломصابن لگاناxát xà bông用肥皂擦洗

adj ˈsoapy

1 covered with, or full of, soap soapy water.seperigمَليء بالصّابون(на)сапунисанnamydlený; mýdlovýtilsæbet; sæbe-Seifen-...γεμάτος σαπούνιαjabonososeebinesaippuainensavonneuxמַלֵא סַבּוֹןसाबुन भराsapunastszappanospenuh sabunsápugurinsaponato石けんだらけの비누투성이의, 비누를 함유하는muiluotasziepjains; ziepju-; (par lugu u.tml.) salkansbersabunzeep{#169}såpe-, såpeglattmydlanycom sabãocu săpunмыльныйnamydlený; mydlovýmilnatsapunjavtvålig, tvål-ซึ่งเต็มไปด้วยฟองสบู่sabunlu塗(充滿)肥皂的мильнийصابنیthuộc về xà phòng涂（充满）肥皂的

2 like soap This chocolate has a soapy taste.seperigكالصّابونсапуненmýdlovýsæbeagtigseifigσαπωνοειδήςde jabónseebi (maitsega)saippuamainende savonכְּמוֹ סַבּוֹןसाबुन जैसाkao sapunszappanszerűseperti sabunsápu-di sapone石けんのような비누의, 비누 같은muiloziepjains; ziepēm līdzīgsseperti sabunzeepachtigsom såpe, såpeaktigmydlanya sabãode săpunмыльныйmydlovýmilnatsapunjavtvålaktigที่เป็นฟองsabun gibi有肥皂(味)的такий, як милоصابن کی طرحgiống như xà phòng有肥皂（味）的

n ˈsoapiness

seperigheidصابونيَّةнасапонисаностmýdelnatostsæbeagtigheddie Seifigkeitυφή σαν του σαπουνιούcarácter jabonososeebisussaippuamaisuuscaractère savonneuxסַבּוֹנִיוּתचिकनापनkoji je sapunastszappanosságkeadaan penuh sabunsem er eins og sápa(l'essere saponaceo)石けんだらけ비누질(質)muilo opera (serialas populiariam skoniui)ziepjainībaseperti sabunzeepachtigheid(såpe)glatthetcechy mydłaaspecto de sabãoleşieмылкостьmydlovitosťosladnostsapunjavosttvålaktighetความเป็นฟองsabunluluk肥皂般的滑膩милкістьچاپلوسیtình trạng có nhiều, đầy xà phòng肥皂般的滑腻

soap opera

a radio or television serial broadcast weekly, daily etc, especially one that continues from year to year, that concerns the daily life, troubles etc of the characters in it. sepieمَسْرَحِيَّه إذاعِيَّه أو تِلْفِزيونِيَّه تُعالِج المشاكِل اليَوْمِيَّهсапунена операrozhlasový/televizní romantický seriálsæbeoperarührseliges Hör-, Fernsehspielσαπουνόπεραculebrón, telenovela, radionovelaseebiooperسريال آبكيsaippuaoopperafeuilleton sentimentalאוֹפֵּרַת סַבּוֹןनिजी समस्याओं पर आश्रित, रेडियो कथाsapunica, sentimentalna serijaszappanoperaopera sabunsápuópera, sápatelenovelaホームドラマ(주부 대상의 주간) 연속 멜로드라마muilo opera (serialas populiariam skoniui)radio/televīzijas seriālsdrama lipur laramelodramasåpeoperapowieść radiowa, telenowela(tele)novelasoap opera, serial siroposмыльная операrozhlasový / televízny seriálosladna nadaljevankasapunicatvålopera, såpaเรื่องน้ำเน่าpembe dizi電視或電台中(有關日常生活、問題)的長連續廣播劇“мильна опера”; багатосерійний мелодраматичний серіалہلکا پھلکا قسطوار ڈراماvở kịch nhiều kì trên đài, ti vi电视或电台中（有关日常生活、问题）的