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 of soup

• 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

Try the pastrami, corn beef or a Reuben sandwich, enjoy a bowl of matzoh ball soup, and get some black and whites for dessert. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The pair carried out their action just days after two young climate change activists were sentenced to prison for bringing awareness to their cause by slinging soup over the glass protecting Vincent van Gogh’s 1888 Sunflowers. — News Desk, Artforum, 29 July 2026

Recipe Tips for the Best Summer Soup The secret to this simple soup’s flavor is building layers with vegetables and cooking them each to their optimal texture. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 25 July 2026

Diners can try a touch of the traditional with the Avgolemono soup, made with roast chicken, egg and lemon. — Connie Ogle july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

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
• egg drop soup
• from soup to nuts
• in the soup
• miso soup
• mock turtle soup
• pea soup
• primordial soup
• soup du jour
• soup kitchen
• soup spoon
• 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