Definition of Soup up

1. Verb. Make more powerful. "He souped up the old cars"

Exact synonyms: Hop Up, Hot Up
Generic synonyms: Modify

Definition of Soup up

1. Verb. To modify the engine of a motor vehicle to give a higher performance than the specifications. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Soup Up

soundworlds
soup
soup-fin
soup-kitchen
soup-strainer
soup-to-nuts
soup bowl
soup bowls
soup du jour
soup kitchen
soup kitchens
soup ladle
soup plate
soup sandwich
soup spoon
soup up (current term)
soupcon
soupcons
soupe-maigre
soupe du jour
souped
souped-up
souper
souperism
soupers
soupes-maigres
soupfin
soupfin shark
soupfins
soupier

Literary usage of Soup up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Celebrated Trials of All Countries, and Remarkable Cases of Criminal (1847)
"She carried the soup up. There were no other persons in the room but Mrs. Chapman and Lino. I left them there. I don't recollect when I saw Mrs. Chapman ..."

2. Celebrated Trials of All Countries: And Remarkable Cases of Criminal by John Jay Smith (1836)
"She carried the soup up. There were no other persons in the room but Mrs. Chapman and Lino. I left them there. I don't recollect when I saw Mrs. Chapman ..."

3. Trial of Lucretia Chapman: Otherwise Called Lucretia Espos Y Mina, who was by Lucretia Chapman, Carolino Estradas de Mina, William Ewing Du Bois (1832)
"She carried the» soup up. There were no other persons in the room, but Mrs. Chapman and Lino. I left them there, I don't recollect when I saw Mrs. Chapman ..."

4. Trial of Lucretia Chapman: Otherwise Called Lucretia Espos Y Mina, who was by Lucretia Chapman, Carolino Estradas de Mina, William Ewing Du Bois (1882)
"... to get something to use—I don't recollect what. I found Mina in there, and Mrs. Chapman went up just before me. She carried the soup up. ..."

5. Modern Domestic Cookery, and Useful Receipt Book: Adapted for Families in by William Augustus Henderson, David Hughson (1828)
"... your broth when you take it from the beef, and let them stew in it for half an hour; but remember to take out the mutton before you serve the soup up. ..."

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