soup

noun

ˈsüp 

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

Synonyms

• brume
• fog
• gauze
• haze
• mist
• murk
• reek
• smog

Examples of soup in a Sentence

in soup like this, amateur pilots can easily become disoriented

Recent Examples on the Web

Few foods are as comforting and nourishing as a bowl of soup. —Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024

The Veterans Day menu includes Chicken parmigiana, never-ending soup, salad and breadsticks, cheese ravioli, spaghetti and meatballs, and Fettuccine Alfredo. —Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024

It can be used in a variety of ways from soups to salads and lasagna. —Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024

People were visiting her stand and taking seconds of her soup. —Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English soupe, from Anglo-French supe sop, soup, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse soppa soup, Old English sopp — more at sup

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing soup

• alphabet soup
• bird's nest soup
• chicken noodle soup
• chicken soup
• condensed soup
• duck soup
• from soup to nuts
• in the soup
• miso soup
• mock turtle soup
• pea soup
• primordial soup
• soup du jour
• soup kitchen
• soup to nuts
• soup up

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An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

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Kids Definition

soup

noun

ˈsüp 

1

: 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