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- [soop uhp]
- /sup ʌp/
- /suːp ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soop uhp]
- /sup ʌp/
Definitions of soup up words
- noun soup up a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients. 1
- noun soup up Slang. a thick fog. 1
- noun soup up Slang. added power, especially horsepower. 1
- noun soup up Slang. nitroglycerin. 1
- noun soup up Photography Slang. developing solution. 1
- idioms soup up 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. 1
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Origin of soup up
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; 1940-45 for def 6; < French soupe, Old French souppe, sope < Germanic; compare Dutch sopen to dunk. See sop
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Parts of speech for Soup up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soup up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
soup up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for soup up
verb soup up
- add — ADD is an abbreviation for attention deficit disorder.
- amplify — If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
- anted — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anteed — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- bulk up — If someone or something bulks up or bulks out, they become bigger or heavier.