n. [ F. soupe, OF. sope, supe, soupe, perhaps originally, a piece of bread; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. D. sop sop, G. suppe soup. See Sop something dipped in a liquid, and cf. Supper. ] A liquid food of many kinds, usually made by boiling meat and vegetables, or either of them, in water, -- commonly seasoned or flavored; strong broth. [ 1913 Webster ]
Soup kitchen,
Soup ticket,
v. t. To sup or swallow. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To breathe out. [ Obs. ] amden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To sweep. See Sweep, and Swoop. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. ] A suspicion; a suggestion; hence, a very small portion; a taste;
‖n. [ F. ] (Cookery) Soup made chiefly from vegetables or fish with a little butter and a few condiments. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. That part of a flail which strikes the grain. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Resembling soup; souplike. [ 1913 Webster ]