Sekirov Dictionary

soup

/suːp/

noun12

  1. food that is mostly water, with meat or other things added for taste, eaten from a bowl
  2. A serving of such a dish, typically in a bowl.
  3. (figurative) Any mixture or substance suggestive of soup consistency.
  4. (slang, figurative) Thick fog or cloud (also pea soup).
  5. (figurative) Processing chemicals into which film is dipped, such as developer.
  6. (figurative) A liquid or gelatinous substrate, especially the mixture of organic compounds that is believed to have played a role in the origin of life on Earth.
  7. (figurative) The foamy portion of a wave.
  8. The liquid part of such a dish; the broth.
  9. (informal, figurative) An unfortunate situation; trouble, problems (a fix, a mess); chaos.
  10. (figurative) Any random starting pattern, typically studied to see what sorts of resultant more stable patterns emerge when evolved over subsequent generations.
  11. (figurative) Dope or cocaine.
  12. (slang, figurative) Nitroglycerine or gelignite, especially when used for safe-cracking.

verb4

  1. To feed: to provide with soup or a meal.
  2. To develop (film) in a (chemical) developing solution.
  3. (no longer used) To proselytize by feeding the impoverished as long as they listen to one's preaching.
  4. (no longer used) To sweep.
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souped · souping · soups

Phrases with soup

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