"soap" meaning in English

See soap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /soʊp/ [US], /səʊp/ [UK] Audio: en-us-soap.ogg [US], en-uk-soap.ogg [UK] Forms: soap [singular], soaps [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Soap is a solid or liquid that you use to wash things.
    Sense id: simple-soap-en-noun-B1cilMIH

Verb

IPA: /soʊp/ [US], /səʊp/ [UK] Audio: en-us-soap.ogg [US], en-uk-soap.ogg [UK] Forms: soap [canonical], soaps [third-person, singular], soaped [past], soaped [past, participle], soaping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you soap something, you put soap on it.
    Sense id: simple-soap-en-verb-w2M8WUC9
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          "text": "The soap slipped out of her hand in the shower."
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          "text": "The soap bubbles filled the sink."
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          "text": "I soaped her hair while my daughter splashed in the bath."
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