Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soup up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: soup up
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To modify the engine of (a motor vehicle) to give a higher performance than the specifications.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To embellish with many additions.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Imagine souping up a Mini with a Cosworth engine: the car would fly."
"They are dickering over a tax cut small enough, in a bill "souped" up with gadgets, to escape or override a veto."

Usage

Inflected Forms

soups up (present, singular) souping up (participle, present) souped up (participle, past) souped up (past) soup-up (alternative) supe up (alternative)

Phrases

souped-up

Synonyms

tune up hop up hot up

Questions

What does soup up mean?: To modify the engine of (a motor vehicle) to give a higher performance than the specifications.

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