soup up
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verb (tr, adverb)
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
adjective souped-up
(of a vehicle or vehicle engine) modified so as to be more powerfula souped-up scooter
more exciting or interestinga souped-up version of their last single
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Words nearby soup up
souple, soupmeat, soup plate, soupspoon, soup-to-nuts, soup up, soupy, sour, sourball, sourberry, source
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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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