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

• fog
• haze
• cloud
• mist

Examples of soup in a Sentence

in soup like this, amateur pilots can easily become disoriented

Recent Examples on the Web

Dishes arrive in rhythm—miso soup, tiger eye tempura, sushi, sashimi—and exit with velvety, matcha ice cream. —Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

Think ahead to cool fall days when leafy greens and root vegetables will be ready to harvest just in time for soups and stews. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025

Together, these flavors create a unique local cuisine that ranges from fresh seafood to hearty soups. —Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2025

If you are dehydrated, almost anything with liquid, including soup, milk or tea, will help. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 5 Aug. 2025

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

Rhymes for soup

• coop
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe
• group
• hoop
• loop
• lupe
• oop
• poop

Video

An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling

Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut

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