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SOHP/səʊp/

Soap is what you wash with, plus water: a bar of soap, soap and water. Soup is the hot food in a bowl — one letter different. Shampoo is for hair. Wash your hands with soap is the school phrase.

Meaning

A substance used with water for washing your body or clothes.

Examples

• “Wash your hands with soap.”
• “There is no soap in the bathroom.”
• “This soap smells of lemon.”

Good to know

soap and water / a bar of soap. Mix-up: soup.

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