soup

[ soop ]

/ sup /

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noun

a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.

Slang. a thick fog.

Slang. added power, especially horsepower.

Slang. nitroglycerin.

Photography Slang. developing solution.

Verb Phrases

soup up, Slang.

to improve the capacity for speed or increase the efficiency of (a motor or engine) by increasing the richness of the fuel mixture or the efficiency of the fuel, or by adjusting the engine.
to give spirit or vivacity to; enliven: a political rally souped up by the appearance of the candidates.

OTHER WORDS FOR soup

1 broth, stock, potage.

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Idioms about soup

from soup to nuts,

from the first through the last course of a meal.
from beginning to end; to a complete, encompassing degree; leaving nothing out.

in the soup, Informal. in trouble: He'll be in the soup when the truth comes out.

Origin of soup

1645–55; 1940–45 for def. 6; <French soupe,Old French souppe, sope<Germanic; compare Dutch sopen to dunk. See sop

OTHER WORDS FROM soup

soupless, adjectivesouplike, adjective

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How to use soup in a sentence

“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
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In that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.
The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists|Michael Daly|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We won't find out this season, though it comes up occasionally.
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Kickstarter is one start-up platform that seems to have realized the danger.
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The most recent issue contains detailed instructions for building car bombs, and the magazine frequently draws up hit-lists.
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What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Some weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston, and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
In less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.
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British Dictionary definitions for soup

soup

/ (suːp) /

noun

a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, vegetables, etc, usually served hot at the beginning of a meal

informal a photographic developer

informal anything resembling soup in appearance or consistency, esp thick fogSee also peasouper

a slang name for nitroglycerine

in the soup informal in trouble or difficulties

Word Origin for soup

C17: from Old French soupe, from Late Latin suppa, of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German suppe, Old Norse soppa soup

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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soup

In addition to the idiom beginning with soup

soup up

also see:

duck soup
from soup to nuts
in the soup
thick as thieves (pea soup)

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