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soaping off

soaping off is the present participle and gerund of soap off.

Meaning of soap off

Verb

soap off (third-person singular simple present soaps off, present participle soaping off, simple past and past participle soaped off)

  1. (literal) To remove by washing with soap.
  2. Synonym of suds up.
    Synonyms:
    suds up
  3. To rinse fabric with hot water to remove dye that has not fixed to the surface of the fabric.

Questions about soaping off

What is soaping off the present participle and gerund of?
Soaping off is the present participle and gerund of soap off.

Words near soaping off in the dictionary

  1. soapifying
  2. soapily
  3. soapiness
  4. soaping
  5. soaping down
  6. soaping off
  7. soaping up
  8. soapings
  9. soapland
  10. soaplands
  11. soapless

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