soap

[ sohp ]
/ soʊp /

noun

a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
any metallic salt of an acid derived from a fat.
Slang. money, especially as used for bribery in politics.
Slang. Also soaper. soap opera.

verb (used with object)

to rub, cover, lather, or treat with soap.

Idioms for soap

    no soap, Informal. no go: He wanted me to vote for him, but I told him no soap.

Origin of soap

before 1000; Middle English sope, Old English sāpe, cognate with German Seife, Dutch zeep, all < West Germanic (perhaps ≫ Latin sāpō; cf. saponify)

OTHER WORDS FROM soap

soap·less, adjective soap·like, adjective o·ver·soap, verb (used with object) un·soaped, adjective

Words nearby soap

soakage, soakaway, soaked to the skin, soakers, soane, soap, soap boiler, soap box derby, soap bubble, soap dish, soap flakes

British Dictionary definitions for no soap

soap
/ (səʊp) /

noun

verb

(tr) to apply soap to
(tr often foll by up) slang
  1. to flatter or talk persuasively to
  2. US and Canadian to bribe

Derived forms of soap

soapless, adjective soaplike, adjective

Word Origin for soap

Old English sāpe; related to Old High German seipfa, Old French savon, Latin sāpō

Medical definitions for no soap

soap
[ sōp ]

n.

A cleansing agent that is made from a mixture of the sodium salts of various fatty acids of natural oils and fats.
A metallic salt of a fatty acid, as of aluminum or iron.

Other words from soap

soap v.

Scientific definitions for no soap

soap
[ sōp ]

A substance used for washing or cleaning, consisting of a mixture of sodium or potassium salts of naturally occurring fatty acids. Like detergents, soaps work by surrounding particles of grease or dirt with their molecules, thereby allowing them to be carried away. Unlike detergents, soaps react with the minerals common in most water, forming an insoluble film that remains on fabrics. For this reason soap is not as efficient a cleaner as most detergents. The film is also what causes rings to form in bathtubs. Compare detergent.

Idioms and Phrases with no soap (1 of 2)

no soap

see under no dice.

Idioms and Phrases with no soap (2 of 2)

soap