What does "soup" mean?

Soup: 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. Soup kitchen, an establishment for preparing and supplying soup to the poor. -- Soup ticket, a ticket conferring the privilege of receiving soup at a soup kitchen.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To sup or swallow. [Obs.] Wyclif.
  2. 3.To breathe out. [Obs.] amden.
  3. 4.To sweep. See Sweep, and Swoop. [Obs.]

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