Soup vs. Salad — What's the Difference?

Soup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or hot (but may be cool or cold), that is made by combining ingredients of meat or vegetables with stock, milk, or water. Hot soups are additionally characterized by boiling solid ingredients in liquids in a pot until the flavors are extracted, forming a broth.

A salad is a dish consisting of mixed pieces of food, typically with at least one raw ingredient. They are often dressed, and typically served at room temperature or chilled, though some can be served warm.

A liquid food prepared from meat, fish, or vegetable stock combined with various other ingredients and often containing solid pieces.

A dish of raw leafy green vegetables, often tossed with pieces of other raw or cooked vegetables, fruit, cheese, or other ingredients and served with a dressing.

Dense fog.

The course of a meal consisting of this dish.

Nitroglycerine.

A cold dish of chopped vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, eggs, or other food, usually prepared with a dressing, such as mayonnaise.

Primordial soup.

A green vegetable or herb used in salad, especially lettuce.

A chaotic or unfortunate situation.

A varied mixture

Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute flavor and texture.

A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.

(countable) A serving of such a dish, typically in a bowl.

A raw vegetable of the kind used in salads.

(uncountable) The liquid part of such a dish; the broth.

(idiomatic) Any varied blend or mixture.

(figuratively) Any mixture or substance suggestive of soup consistency.

A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water cress, onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil, and spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other food; as, lettuce salad; tomato salad, etc.

(slang) Thick fog or cloud (also pea soup).

A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments; as, chicken salad; lobster salad.

Or gelignite, especially when used for safe-cracking.

Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens

(cant) dope (an illicit drug used for making horses run faster or to change their personality).

(photography) Processing chemicals into which film is dipped, such as developer.

(biology) A liquid or gelatinous substrate, especially the mixture of organic compounds that is believed to have played a role in the origin of life on Earth.

An unfortunate situation; trouble, problems (a fix, a mess); chaos.

(surfing) The foamy portion of a wave.

Alternative form of sup

(uncommon) To feed: to provide with soup or a meal.

(photography) To develop (film) in a (chemical) developing solution.

(obsolete) To proselytize by feeding the impoverished as long as they listen to one's preaching.

Alternative form of sup

(obsolete) To sweep.

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.

To sup or swallow.

To breathe out.

To sweep. See Sweep, and Swoop.

Liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food

Any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup

An unfortunate situation;

Dope (a racehorse)