souped up

soup up

To modify something in order to increase its power or performance. A noun or pronoun can be used between "soup" and "up." He's spent a fortune souping up his car for drag racing. We've souped our computers up to run incredibly complex programs at lightning speeds.
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souped up

Modified to have increased power or performance. Sometimes hyphenated when used before a noun. At this point, her car is so souped up that it could probably reach 200 miles per hour! This souped-up computer is able to run incredibly complex programs at lightning speeds.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

souped up

made more powerful. That souped-up car of John's sure makes a lot of noise. Why do all cars driven by males under the age of twenty have to be souped up?
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

souped up

mod. made more powerful. Why do all cars driven by males under the age of twenty have to be souped up?
See also: soup, up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • soup something up
  • soup up
  • mac out
  • mack out
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
References in periodicals archive
Approach: Traditional Pilates exercises souped up with two foam rollers and two rings to increase difficulty.