Main Difference
The main difference between Soap and Soup is that the Soap is a sodium salt of fatty acids ( long chain carboxylic acids ), used for washing and cleaning and Soup is a primarily liquid food
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Soap
Soap is a salt of a fatty acid used in a variety of cleansing and lubricating products. Household uses for soaps include washing, bathing, and other types of housekeeping, where soaps act as surfactants, emulsifying oils to enable them to be carried away by water. In industry, they are used as thickeners, components of some lubricants, and precursors to catalysts.
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Soup
Soup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or hot (but may be cool or cold), that is made by combining ingredients of meat or vegetables with stock, juice, water, or another liquid. Hot soups are additionally characterized by boiling solid ingredients in liquids in a pot until the flavors are extracted, forming a broth.
In traditional French cuisine, soups are classified into two main groups: clear soups and thick soups. The established French classifications of clear soups are bouillon and consommé. Thick soups are classified depending upon the type of thickening agent used: purées are vegetable soups thickened with starch; bisques are made from puréed shellfish or vegetables thickened with cream; cream soups may be thickened with béchamel sauce; and veloutés are thickened with eggs, butter, and cream. Other ingredients commonly used to thicken soups and broths include egg, rice, lentils, flour, and grains; many popular soups also include pumpkin, carrots, and potatoes.
Soups are similar to stews, and in some cases there may not be a clear distinction between the two; however, soups generally have more liquid (broth) than stews.
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Soap (noun)
a substance able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning, often in the form of a solid bar or in liquid form, derived from fats or made synthetically
“I tried washing my hands with soap, but the stain wouldn’t go away.”
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Soap (noun)
a metallic salt derived from a fatty acid
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Soap (noun)
a flattery or excessively complacent conversation
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Soap (noun)
, specially when used for bribing purposes
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Soap (noun)
A soap opera.
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Soap (verb)
To apply soap to in washing.
“Be sure to soap yourself well before rinsing.”
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Soap (verb)
To cover, lather or in any other form treat with soap, often as a prank.
“Those kids soaped my windows!”
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Soap (verb)
To be discreet about (a topic).
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Soap (verb)
To flatter; to wheedle.
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Soup (noun)
Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute flavor and texture.
“Pho is a traditional Vietnamese soup.”
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Soup (noun)
A serving of such a dish, typically in a bowl.
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Soup (noun)
Any mixture or substance suggestive of soup consistency.
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Soup (noun)
The liquid part of such a dish; the broth.
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Soup (noun)
Thick fog or cloud (also pea soup).
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Soup (noun)
Nitroglycerin or gelignite, especially when used for safe-cracking.
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Soup (noun)
Dope (illicit drug, used for making horses run faster or to change their personality).
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Soup (noun)
Processing chemicals into which film is dipped, such as developer.
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Soup (noun)
Liquid or gelatinous substrate, especially the mixture of organic compounds that is believe to have played a role in the origin of life on Earth.
“primordial soup”
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Soup (noun)
An unfortunate situation; trouble, problems (a fix, a mess); chaos.
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Soup (noun)
alternative form of sup
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Soup (verb)
To feed: to provide with soup or a meal.
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Soup (verb)
To develop (film) in a (chemical) developing solution.
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Soup (verb)
alternative form of sup
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Soup (verb)
To sup or swallow.
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Soup (verb)
To breathe out; to draw out.
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Soup (verb)
To sweep.