soap

/səʊp/ noun

Definition

FOR WASHING [U] › a substance that you use for washing: a bar of soap soap powder

TELEVISION PROGRAMME [C] (also soap opera) › a television programme about the lives of a group of people that is broadcast several times every week

(Definition of soap noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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