1
: a liquid food especially with a meat, fish, or vegetable stock as a base and often containing pieces of solid food
2
: something (such as a heavy fog or nitroglycerine) having or suggesting the consistency or nutrient qualities of soup
3
: an unfortunate predicament
that stunt landed her in the soup
Examples of soup in a Sentence
in soup like this, amateur pilots can easily become disoriented
Recent Examples on the Web
An ample ala carte menu will include a variety of soup dumplings including Pork Soup Dumplings, Crab Meat and Pork Soup Dumplings, Chicken Soup Dumplings, Scallop and Pork Soup Dumplings, Black Truffle and Pork Soup Dumpling, and Shrimp and Pork Soup Dumplings.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
They can be eaten raw or cooked, and they're often used to brighten and thicken sauces, soups, and stews.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2024
It's used in various foods, such as cheese, condiments, sauces, soups, and stews.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
Well, eating soup on a first meeting is just weird.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
They can be eaten raw or cooked, and they're often used to brighten and thicken sauces, soups, and stews.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2024
It's used in various foods, such as cheese, condiments, sauces, soups, and stews.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
Well, eating soup on a first meeting is just weird.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for soup
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“Soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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soup
noun1
: a liquid food with a meat, fish, or vegetable stock as a base and often containing pieces of solid food
2
: something like or suggesting soup (as a heavy fog)
Etymology
from early French supe "soup"; of Germanic origin
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