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
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There we were given hot showers, coffee, and soup, and were wrapped in blankets.
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Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
Mary Somerville, 77, Stephen Simpson, 71, and Phil Green, 24, had thrown tomato soup at two paintings of sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh at the National Gallery in London on September 27, prompting charges for allegedly damaging the frames of the artworks.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Pimentel, who works for Adventurer Manufacturing, filled the bag with cans of soup, spoons, napkins and other essentials, then added a note and sealed everything in a plastic bin.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
For dinner, guests can expect corn and winter melon soup with prawn, sashimi, and conger eel hot pot.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
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Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
Mary Somerville, 77, Stephen Simpson, 71, and Phil Green, 24, had thrown tomato soup at two paintings of sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh at the National Gallery in London on September 27, prompting charges for allegedly damaging the frames of the artworks.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Pimentel, who works for Adventurer Manufacturing, filled the bag with cans of soup, spoons, napkins and other essentials, then added a note and sealed everything in a plastic bin.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
For dinner, guests can expect corn and winter melon soup with prawn, sashimi, and conger eel hot pot.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup. Accessed 14 Nov. 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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