[soup] n [ME soupe, fr. MF, sop, soup, of Gmc origin; akin to ON soppa soup, OE sopp sop--more at sup] (14c) 1: a liquid food esp. with a meat, fish, or vegetable stock as a base and often containing pieces of solid food
2: something (as a heavy fog or nitroglycerine) having or suggesting the consistency or nutrient qualities of soup
3: an unfortunate predicament