soap

Definition

  • n. a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
  • n. money offered as a bribe
  • n. street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
  • v. rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

Word forms

Present participle
soaping
Past tense
soaped
Third person singular
soaps
Past participle
soaped

Example sentences

  1. n.

    I always use liquid soap to wash my hands.

  2. vt.

    Make sure to soap the dishes thoroughly before rinsing them.

  3. n.

    The teacher gave me positive soap about my presentation.