Soap, Joe /dʒəʊ/ British English
another name for Joe Soap (= an ordinary man)

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I. soap¹ S3 /səʊp $ soʊp/ noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: sape]

1. [uncountable and countable] the substance that you use to wash your body ⇒ detergent:
Wash thoroughly with soap and water.
a bar of soap

2. [countable] informal a soap opera

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II. soap² verb [transitive]
to rub soap on or over someone or something

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soap
noun
ADJ. mild | perfumed, scented | liquid | carbolic | toilet | saddle
QUANT. bar, cake
VERB + SOAP use, wash (sth) with
SOAP + NOUN flakes, powder | bubble, suds | dish, dispenser
PHRASES soap and water

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soap

a bar of soap
She was washing herself with a big bar of soap.
soap and water
Did you wash your hands with soap and water?
a soap bubble
a sink filled with soap bubbles
soap suds (=a lot of soap bubbles)
She paused and looked at him, her arms covered in soap suds.
a soap dish (=a container for a bar of soap)
a soap dispenser (=a container from which you get liquid soap)
scented/perfumed soap
His hands smelled of perfumed soap.
soap lathers (=it produces bubbles when made wet)
Soap will not lather in hard water.

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SOAP
Stamp Out Acronym Pronunciation

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SOAP
Sunflower Oil Assistance Program

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