soup
- noun
- /suːp/
- For lunch, I had a warm bowl of tomato soup with grilled cheese.
- chicken soup
- a soup kitchen
- eat soup
Half the time I will be making a soup with tomatoes.
- Half the time I will be making a soup with tomatoes.
- And we all know best place to enjoy soup is near a window.
- Don't care if I want the soup, I'll get the soup.
Examples
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There I ordered wild rice soup and walleye with wild rice on the side.
Academic text (1998) -
I think what I have here is a lovely shrimp soup with noodles.
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And we all know best place to enjoy soup is near a window.
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Girls, come and eat your soup.
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And I would bring a plate of soup to my grandma.
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I baked bread and I made soup from scratch.
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I bet he'd like some chicken soup.
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At about eight, I dropped in at Dudley's for a cup of soup and a hamburger.
Fiction book (1990) -
I've got tins of soup in my cupboard older than her.
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I'm heading home for some of my ma's ham-bone soup, so why not live a little right now?
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
A dish of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid
A hot soup made with chicken and vegetables that people eat for comfort when sick
A rich creamy soup made from shellfish like lobster or crab
A thick, creamy soup with clams, potatoes, and onions, often made with milk
A hot dish of vegetables like carrots and potatoes cooked in a tasty liquid
A soup with pieces of chicken, noodles, and vegetables in hot chicken broth
A soup made from turtle meat that people eat on special occasions
A thick dish made from dried peas, often with ham or vegetables
A soup made from lentils cooked in stock with onions and carrots
A thick smooth soup that people make from mushrooms and milk or cream and use in casseroles
A thick soup or stew made from vegetables and sometimes meat, often eaten in the past
A soup made mainly from carrots, often with broth and cream
A dish of fish cooked slowly in liquid with vegetables and spices
A clear hot Chinese soup with small meat dumplings and vegetables
A dish of chicken pieces cooked slowly with vegetables in liquid
A thick creamy soup made from vegetables or meat
A hot dish of rice and vegetables cooked in water, often eaten as a small meal
A creamy soup made from cooked cauliflower and broth
A thick soup made with fish, potatoes, and milk or cream
A soup made with chard and other vegetables
A soup made by cooking the tail of a cow slowly with vegetables
A rich soup made with meat, vegetables, or grains that fills you up
A thick soup with meat and vegetables
A thick spicy soup with vegetables and cow stomach often served with dumplings
A soup for children with small noodles shaped like letters
A cold or warm soup made mainly from blueberries and often served as a dessert
Idioms
- Informal
To try something very difficult that goes wrong and becomes messy
Compounds
A hot soup made with chicken and vegetables that people eat for comfort when sick
A soup with pieces of chicken, noodles, and vegetables in hot chicken broth
A thick smooth soup that people make from mushrooms and milk or cream and use in casseroles
- Specialized
A mix of simple chemicals in early oceans that may have formed life
- Archaic
A soup made from the meat of green turtles, often served as a special food
- Specialized
A Pacific shark with fins used for Chinese soup and liver rich in vitamin A
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Soup comes from an old word suppa meaning 'bread soaked' in hot liquid. Think of pieces of bread, meat, or vegetables sitting in a hot bowl of liquid, and you see why soup means a hot, often chunky, liquid dish.