SOUPS

Noun

soups

plural of soup

Verb

soups

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of soup

Source: Wiktionary


SOUP

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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