soup
[ soop ]
/ sup /
noun
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
Slang.
a thick fog.
Slang.
added power, especially horsepower.
Slang.
nitroglycerin.
Photography Slang.
developing solution.
Verb Phrases
soup up, Slang.
- to improve the capacity for speed or increase the efficiency of (a motor or engine) by increasing the richness of the fuel mixture or the efficiency of the fuel, or by adjusting the engine.
- to give spirit or vivacity to; enliven: a political rally souped up by the appearance of the candidates.
Idioms for soup
- from the first through the last course of a meal.
- from beginning to end; to a complete, encompassing degree; leaving nothing out.
from soup to nuts,
in the soup, Informal.
in trouble: He'll be in the soup when the truth comes out.
Origin of soup
1645–55; 1940–45
for def 6; < French
soupe, Old French
souppe, sope < Germanic; compare Dutch
sopen to dunk. See
sop
OTHER WORDS FROM soup
soup·less, adjective soup·like, adjectiveWords nearby soup
Example sentences from the Web for soup
British Dictionary definitions for soup
soup
/ (suːp) /
noun
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, vegetables, etc, usually served hot at the beginning of a meal
informal
a photographic developer
a slang name for nitroglycerine
in the soup informal
in trouble or difficulties
Word Origin for soup
C17: from Old French
soupe, from Late Latin
suppa, of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German
suppe, Old Norse
soppa soup
Idioms and Phrases with soup
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