soap up

verb

To cover (something) in soap lather.

“He soaped the baby up in the sink.”

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Meanings

verbsoap up (third-person singular simple present soaps up, present participle soaping up, simple past and past participle soaped up)

present singular third person soaps up · participle present soaping up · participle past soaped up · past soaped up

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo cover (something) in soap lather.

    He soaped the baby up in the sink.

    1 more example

    I soap up as soon as I get in the shower.

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APA

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MLA

“soap up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soap%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soap up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soap%20up.

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