noun
soup
soop
noun
1
A liquid dish made by cooking meat, vegetables, or other ingredients in stock or water.
"She warmed up a bowl of tomato soup for lunch."
"Chicken soup is his go-to comfort food when he's sick."
2
Informally, any thick or murky mixture, or a difficult situation.
"The fog was so thick it was like driving through soup."
"He landed himself in the soup by missing the deadline."
How to Use Soup
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cooked liquid dish, or loosely, any thick mixture or mess.
Common mistake
"In the soup" is an idiom meaning "in trouble" — not literal.
Common pairings
bowl of soup
soup kitchen
in the soup
Word Forms
souped past tense, souped past tense, soups plural, soups singular, soups singular
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Etymology
From Old French soupe ("sopped bread"), from Late Latin suppa, related to "sop" and "supper."