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==English==
==English==

===Noun===
===Noun===
'''soap''' (''[[uncountable]] and [[countable]]''; ''plural'' '''soaps''')
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'''soap'''


# A generally solid but soft substance able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.
#(''[[uncountable]]'') 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 [[fat]]s or made [[synthetic]]ally.
#: ''I tried washing my hands with soap, but the stain wouldn't go away.''
#:''I tried washing my hands with soap, but the stain wouldn't go away.''
#(''[[countable]]'') (''colloquial'') A [[soap opera]].


====Related terms====
====Translations====

'''substance'''
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'''soap opera'''
''See [[soap opera]]''

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===Transitive verb===
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#To apply soap to in washing.
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#:''Be sure to soap yourself well before rinsing.''
#(''colloquial'') To cover with soap as a prank.
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#:''Those kids soaped my windows!''

===Acronym===
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'''SOAP'''

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====Etymology====
*From [[Simple Object Access Protocol]] (see [[w:Talk:Simple_Object_Access_Protocol|Wikipedia discussion page on SOAP]]).

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#A standard [[Internet]] [[protocol]] for exchanging structured information in a [[distributed]] [[environment]].
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#:''The specified system will use SOAP for message exchange.''

===Related terms===
*[[dish soap]]
*[[dish soap]]
*[[hand soap]]
*[[hand soap]]
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*[[liquid soap]]
*[[liquid soap]]
*[[no soap]]
*[[no soap]]
*[[soap dish]]
*[[soap opera]]
*[[soap ring]]
*[[soap ring]]
*[[soap suds]]
*[[soap suds]]
*[[soapy]]
*[[soapy]]
*[[soft soap]]


===Proper Noun===
===See also===
*[[w:soap|Wikipedia article on soap]]
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'''SOAP'''
*[[w:Simple_Object_Access_Protocol|Wikipedia article on SOAP]]

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*[http://www.w3.org/TR/soap/ W3 SOAP specifications] <!-- I don't think the "do not link" warning on this page is relevant here -->
====Etymology==== <!-- Is this the right format? -->
Originally an acronym for ''Simple Object Access Protocol'', but as of version 1.2 no longer considered such.

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# (''internet'') A standard protocol for exchanging structured information in a distributed environment.
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#: ''The specified system will use SOAP for message exchange.''

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====See Also====
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* [http://www.w3.org/TR/soap/ W3 SOAP specifications] <!-- I don't think the "do not link" warning on this page is relevant here -->

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===Transitive verb===
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# To apply soap to either while washing or as a prank.
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#: ''Be sure to soap yourself well before rinsing.''
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#: ''Those kids soaped my windows!''

Revision as of 08:58, 2 September 2004

English

Noun

soap (uncountable and countable; plural soaps)

  1. (uncountable) 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.
  2. (countable) (colloquial) A soap opera.

Translations

substance

soap opera See soap opera

Transitive verb

  1. To apply soap to in washing.
    Be sure to soap yourself well before rinsing.
  2. (colloquial) To cover with soap as a prank.
    Those kids soaped my windows!

Acronym

SOAP

Etymology

  1. A standard Internet protocol for exchanging structured information in a distributed environment.
    The specified system will use SOAP for message exchange.

See also

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