cleanse vs soap

cleanse is not a noun while soap is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cleanse	No	No	Yes	No
soap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, soap is a hyponym of cleanse; that is, soap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cleanse:

Other hyponyms of cleanse include bathe, wash, lave, wash, lather, douche, floss, decontaminate.

cleanse (noun)	soap (noun)
	a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
	street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
	money offered as a bribe

cleanse (verb)	soap (verb)
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing	rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins