A cleansing agent, manufactured in bars, granules, flakes, or liquid form, made from a mixture of the sodium salts of various fatty acids of natural oils and fats, noun A cleansing agent, manufactured in bars, granules, flakes, or liquid form, made from a mixture of the sodium salts of various fatty acids of natural oils and fats, Smooth words; persuasion; flattery_ more often called soft soap, transitive verb_ To treat or cover with or as if with soap, To rub or wash over with soap, To apply soap to in washing