n.
- a substance used with water for washing and cleaning, made of a compound of natural oils or fats with sodium hydroxide or another strong alkali, and typically perfumed.
- informal a soap opera.
v.
wash with soap.
Derivative
- soapily adv.
- soapiness n.
- soapless adj.
- soapy adj.
(soapier, soapiest)
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Etymology
OE sāpe, of W. Gmc origin.