SOUP

soup

(noun) liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food

soup

(noun) an unfortunate situation; “we’re in the soup now”

soup

(noun) any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup

soup

(verb) dope (a racehorse)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

soup (countable and uncountable, plural soups)

Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute flavor and texture.

(countable) A serving of such a dish, typically in a bowl.

(uncountable) The liquid part of such a dish; the broth.

(figuratively) Any mixture or substance suggestive of soup consistency.

(slang) Thick fog or cloud (also pea soup).

(US, slang) Nitroglycerin or gelignite, especially when used for safe-cracking.

(cant) Dope (illicit drug, used for making horses run faster or to change their personality).

(photography) Processing chemicals into which film is dipped, such as developer.

(biology) Liquid or gelatinous substrate, especially the mixture of organic compounds that is believe to have played a role in the origin of life on Earth.

(UK, informal, often with "the") An unfortunate situation; trouble, problems (a fix, a mess); chaos.

(surfing) The foamy portion of a wave.

Hyponyms

• bisque

• bouillon

• broth

• chowder

• consommé

• cream soup

• gazpacho

• gruel

• porridge

• purée

• summer soup

• velouté

Verb

soup (third-person singular simple present soups, present participle souping, simple past and past participle souped)

(uncommon) To feed: to provide with soup or a meal.

(photography) To develop (film) in a (chemical) developing solution.

Etymology 2

Verb

soup (third-person singular simple present soups, present participle souping, simple past and past participle souped)

Alternative form of sup

Etymology 3

Noun

soup (plural soups)

Alternative form of sup

Etymology 4

Verb

soup (third-person singular simple present soups, present participle souping, simple past and past participle souped)

(obsolete) To sup or swallow.

Etymology 5

Verb

soup (third-person singular simple present soups, present participle souping, simple past and past participle souped)

(obsolete) To breathe out; to draw out.

(obsolete) To sweep.

Anagrams

• PUOs, Pous, opus, pous, puso

Source: Wiktionary

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Soup, n. Etym: [F. soupe, OF. sope, supe, soupe, perhaps originally, a piece of bread; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. D. sop sop, G. suppe soup. See Sop something dipped in a liquid, and cf. Supper.]

Definition: A liquid food of many kinds, usually made by boiling meat and vegetables, or either of them, in water, -- commonly seasoned or flavored; strong broth. Soup kitchen, an establishment for preparing and supplying soup to the poor.

– Soup ticket, a ticket conferring the privilege of receiving soup at a soup kitchen.

Soup, v. t.

Definition: To sup or swallow. [Obs.] Wyclif.

Soup, v. t.

Definition: To breathe out. [Obs.] amden.

Soup, v. t.

Definition: To sweep. See Sweep, and Swoop. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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