soup up
To modify the engine of to give a higher performance than the specificationsTo modify the engine of (a motor vehicle) to give a higher performance than the specifications.
» Could you please heat this soup up a bit?
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2 senses(informal, transitive)To modify the engine of (a motor vehicle) to give a higher performance than the specifications.
aufmotzen, frisieren, tunen
форси́ровать дви́гательforsírovatʹ dvígatelʹ
(broadly, figuratively, transitive)To embellish with many additions.
- make more powerful
Examples
3 sentencesCould you please heat this soup up a bit?
The miso soup has heated up.
By installing two carburetors that racing-car enthusiast souped up his motor considerably.
deDurch die Installation zweier Vergaser frisierte der Rennwagenliebhaber seinen Motor ganz beträchtlich. — waldrumpus
Translations
5 languagesForms
soups up, souping up, souped up, souped up| Base form | soup up · to soup up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | soups up |
| Present participle | souping up |
| Past simple | souped up |
| Past participle | souped up |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb