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

This allows for boiling water to be used for oatmeal or instant soups. —Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2024

Cook Roman recipes for stracciatella (egg drop soup) and tomatoes stuffed with rice from Leah Koenig’s Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome's Jewish Kitchen. —Devra Ferst, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2024

Guests will try their hand at preparing classic Bouillabaisse seafood soup with a local chef, will learn all about sea salt production in the small village of Salins de Giraud, and will cook a classic Niçois meal with fresh produce from a local organic farm. —Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024

Think hearty soups like ribollita (stale bread and veggies that are double-boiled, double-cooked, and double-flavored); acquacotta maremmana (vegetable soup); and la farinata di cavolo nero (kale and polenta soup). —Noo Saro-Wiwa, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024

For example, the U.K.’s Tesco stopped stocking Kraft Heinz’s baked beans, ketchup, and tomato soup in 2022 over pricing quarrels. —Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Apr. 2024

Simmer the soup until the asparagus is very tender, about 25 minutes. —Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024

In the hot food area, guests can help themselves to pasta, soups, baked potatoes, pizza, bread and pastries such as brownies and muffins. —Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024

Vegetarian options: Guacamole, seasonal s’mores roasted on tabletop grills or (possibly) the soup of the day. —Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 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

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