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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The menu includes the family’s signature pizzas and pasta, chicken and seafood entrees, stromboli, calzones, appetizers, soups and salads, and special lunch offerings.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2025
Here's how to incorporate whole grains into your diet:
Add whole grains to fiber-rich dishes, like salads and soups.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 21 Apr. 2025
On Thursday morning, the shelves across wide swaths of the store — the snacks aisle, the soup aisle, entire walls of refrigerated meats — were almost completely bare.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
On Friday, April 11, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS) issued a public health alert due to at least 13 products across six soup brands potentially being contaminated with foreign materials.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2025
Here's how to incorporate whole grains into your diet:
Add whole grains to fiber-rich dishes, like salads and soups.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 21 Apr. 2025
On Thursday morning, the shelves across wide swaths of the store — the snacks aisle, the soup aisle, entire walls of refrigerated meats — were almost completely bare.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
On Friday, April 11, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS) issued a public health alert due to at least 13 products across six soup brands potentially being contaminated with foreign materials.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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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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