soup up
/ informal /
to modify (a vehicle or vehicle engine) in order to increase its power
Also: hot up, (esp US and Canadian) hop up to make (something) more exciting or interesting
(of a vehicle or vehicle engine) modified so as to be more powerful: a souped-up scooter
more exciting or interesting: a souped-up version of their last single
Words Nearby soup up
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How to use soup up in a sentence
Last night a lady had her soup up-stairs, her chicken in the office, and her coffee in the cellar.
A Traveller in War-Time | Winston ChurchillJust before you take the soup up, put in a couple of slices of toast, cut into small pieces.
Return the liquid to the saucepan, add the milk, and boil the soup up again.
The Allinson Vegetarian Cookery Book | Thomas R. AllinsonWhen the barley is quite soft, add the milk and parsley, boil the soup up, and serve.
The Allinson Vegetarian Cookery Book | Thomas R. AllinsonWhen the vegetables are tender drain the liquid; return it to the saucepan, and boil the soup up.
The Allinson Vegetarian Cookery Book | Thomas R. Allinson
Other Idioms and Phrases with soup up
Make something more powerful; especially, add speed to an engine. For example, He was riding around in that car he'd souped up, or They had to soup up the sound system for the outdoor concert. [Slang; c. 1930]
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