- soup up
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transitive verb
Etymology: soup (drug injected into a racehorse to improve its performance)
Date: circa 1933
to increase the power or efficiency of <soup up an engine>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
soup up
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Soup — Soup, n. [F. soupe, OF. sope, supe, soupe, perhaps originally, a piece of bread; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. D. sop sop, G. suppe soup. See {Sop} something dipped in a liquid, and cf. {Supper}.] A liquid food of many kinds, usually made by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soup — [so͞op] n. [Fr soupe < OFr, soup: see SUP2] 1. a liquid food, with or without solid particles, made by cooking meat, vegetables, fish, etc. in water, milk, or the like 2. Slang a heavy fog ☆ 3. Slang nitroglycerin ☆ from soup to nuts Informal… … English World dictionary
Soup.io — Soup Ne doit pas être confondu avec soupe. Soup est une plate forme de microblogage. Elle est concurrente de Twitter (leader du marché). Soup se distingue par la diversité de types de billets publiables : billet textuel, lien… … Wikipédia en Français
Soup — Álbum de Blind Melon Publicación 2 de octubre de 1995 Grabación Noviembre 1994 Enero 1995 Género(s) Rock alternativo Duración 46:04 … Wikipedia Español
soup — ► NOUN ▪ a savoury liquid dish made by boiling meat, fish, or vegetables in stock or water. ► VERB (soup up) informal 1) increase the power and efficiency of (an engine). 2) make more elaborate or impressive. ● in the soup Cf. ↑in the soup … English terms dictionary
soup|y — «SOO pee», adjective, soup|i|er, soup|i|est. like soup in consistency or appearance: »The weather was soupy and visibility was reduced (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
Soup — Soup, v. t. To sup or swallow. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Soup — Soup, v. t. To breathe out. [Obs.] amden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Soup — Soup, v. t. To sweep. See {Sweep}, and {Swoop}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soup up — (something) to make something more powerful. They had to soup up the air conditioning to keep her computers from overheating in the summer. Usage notes: usually used to describe an improvement to a car or other machine … New idioms dictionary
soup — soup; soup·çon; … English syllables
