soup
suːp/
noun
noun: soup; plural noun: soups
1.
a liquid dish, typically savoury and made by boiling meat, fish, or vegetables etc. in stock or water.
"a bowl of tomato soup"
2.
a substance or mixture regarded as resembling soup in appearance or consistency.
"the waves and the water beyond have become a thick brown soup"
informal
the chemicals in which film is developed.
3.
USinformal
nitroglycerine or gelignite, especially as used for safe-breaking.
verbinformal
verb: soup; 3rd person present: soups; past tense: souped; past participle: souped; gerund or present participle: souping
1.
increase the power and efficiency of an engine or other machine.
"a souped-up Ford with big rear wheels"
make something more elaborate or impressive.
"we had to soup up the show for the new venue"
Origin
Middle English: from Old French soupe ‘sop, broth (poured on slices of bread)’, from late Latin suppa, of Germanic origin.
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