To soup up something (or soup something up) is to change something, especially an engine or car, to make it more powerful, or to make something more interesting or attractive.
If something is souped-up (adjective) it has been made more powerful or attractive.
This expression is slang.
Examples of use:
1. He's driving round in a souped-up Skoda.
2. We're going to soup up our old camper van and drive it across Europe.
3. His hobby is souping up old cars and racing them.
| infinitive |
soup up |
| present simple |
soup up and soups up |
| -ing form |
souping up |
| past simple |
souped up |
| past participle |
souped up |
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