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# soap

«soap» in Mova's school dictionary: **what you use with water to wash and clean your body or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (soap, soaps; a bar of soap); verb (soap, soaps, soaped, soaping)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Soap is what you use with water to wash and clean your body or things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soap/#m1)

2) A soap (soap opera) is a TV or radio story about the lives of the same people that goes on for years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soap/#m2)

3) To soap is to rub soap on something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soap/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

bars of soap counted, bought in packs, used up over days; in everyday life and health: wash your hands with soap and water for about 20 seconds, before eating and after the toilet; in science: soap breaks up grease and helps wash germs away; phrases: «a bar of soap», «soap and water», «liquid soap», «soap bubbles»

### examples

- A pack has 4 bars of soap. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soap/#x1)
- One bar of soap costs $2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soap/#x2)
- A bar of soap lasts 10 days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soap/#x3)
- How many bars of soap are in 6 packs? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soap/#x4)
- Wash your hands with soap and warm water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soap/#x5)
- Soap helps to wash germs off your skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soap/#x6)
- We blew soap bubbles in the garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soap/#x7)
- Grandma watches her favourite soap every evening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soap/#x8)
- Don't get soap in your eyes! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soap/#x9)
- He tried to stick it on with soap from the bathroom, but that also failed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soap/#x10)

### note

Counted in bars; «per pack» marks equal groups. «Soap» as stuff is uncountable (some soap); count it with «bars of soap». Health: soap and water is better than water alone.

### In the corpora

- [Vivid example: in a Leeds corner shop, Auntie Bev holds up a magazine: "SOAP STAR'S SECRET HEARTBREAK!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo/3/)
- [Palm oil is in many foods and soaps, so choosing products from better-run plantations can help the forest.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/162-sumatra-tigers-hairy-rhinos-and-the-venomous-loris/17/)
- [Grease does not dissolve in water; soap links grease and water so it can be rinsed away, and warm water helps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/7-oil-and-water/11/)
- [Soap is slightly alkaline and feels slippery; strong alkalis like oven cleaner can burn skin badly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/16-alkalis-and-soda/12/)
- [Yellow turmeric turns reddish-brown with an alkali, so a curry stain can turn red when washed with soap.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/17-indicators-the-red-cabbage-rainbow/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «soap» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soap/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.