soup up
Related to soup up: vegetable soup
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.
See also: soup, up
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.
soup something up
to increase the power of something. He souped his car up so it will do nearly 120 miles per hour. If only I could soup up this computer to run just a little faster.
See also: soup, up
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.
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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
soup up
v. Slang
To modify something so as to increase its capacity to perform or satisfy, especially to add horsepower or greater speed potential to an engine or a vehicle: The mechanic souped the car up with racing tires and a bigger engine. I souped up my computer with a faster processor and a liquid cooling system.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
soup something up
tv. to increase the power of something. (see also souped up.) If only I could soup up this computer to run just a little faster.
See also: something, soup, up
souped up
mod. made more powerful. Why do all cars driven by males under the age of twenty have to be souped up?
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- soup something up
- souped up
- mac out
- mack out
- involve with
- involve with (someone or something)
- involved with
- arrange for
- arrange for some time
- arrange some music for