📖 Definitions of "Soaping"
verb
- 1
To apply soap to in washing.
"Be sure to soap yourself well before rinsing."
- 2
To cover, lather or in any other form treat with soap, often as a prank.
"Those kids soaped my windows!"
- 3
To be discreet about (a topic).
- 4
To flatter; to wheedle.
noun
- 1
A cleaning with soap.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Soaping"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lathernoun | (countable, uncountable) The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water. |
| handwashnoun | A liquid soap for washing the hands. |
| saponificationnoun | The reaction of a metallic alkali (base) with a fat or oil to form soap. |
| soapmakingnoun | The business or process of producing soap |
| soft soapnoun | Any fluid or semifluid soap. |
| bubble bathnoun | A bath in which an additive, usually soap, is poured directly into the water that creates bubbles; a foam bath. |
| washnoun | The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid. |
| foamingnoun | A process that forms foam. |
| liquid soapnoun | Any of various soaps in liquid form, for washing hands, dishes, cars, or otherwise. |
| washdownnoun | A thorough washing from top to bottom. |
| foam bathnoun | Synonym of bubble bath. |
| wet worknoun | Cleaning tasks that involve scrubbing with cleansers. |
| paste soapnoun | A smooth soap that is hard without much crystalline formation, made by allowing a paste of alkaline oleate that contains coconut oil or palm kernel oil to congeal. |
| soap testnoun | A test for determining the hardness of water by shaking it up with liquid soap (and not detergent). |
| dry showernoun | A bathing session using such products. |
| sugar soapnoun | An extremely powerful detergent used for washing surfaces prior to painting. |
| hand scrubnoun | A substance manufactured for cleansing the hands to their cosmetically or hygienically optimal states. |
| washoutnoun | (slang) A total failure; a disappointment. |
| ablutionnoun | The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. |
| superfattingnoun | The use of excess fat in soapmaking to consume the alkali and give the soap a more moisturizing effect. |
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