soap
noun /səʊp/
/soʊp/ Definition
A2 [U or C] a substance used for washing the body that is usually hard, often has a pleasant smell, and produces a mass of bubbles when rubbed with water, or a piece of this: a bar of soap liquid soap soap and water a soap dish/dispenser soap bubbles She bought me a box of prettily coloured soaps.Toiletry and perfumesCleaning agents B1 [C] informal a soap opera
(Definition of soap noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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