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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, attractive or appealing.
If something is souped-up (adjective) it has been made more powerful or more attractive.
Informal English.
Example sentences:
1. He’s driving round in a souped-up Skoda.
2. We’re going to soup up our old caravan and drive it across Europe.
3. His hobby is souping up old cars and racing them.
4. There were twenty souped-up cars at the rally.
5. Top ten ways to soup up a car.
6. Recommendations for souping up your LinkedIn profile.
| infinitive | soup up |
| present simple | soup up and soups |
| -ing form | souping up |
| past simple | souped up |
| past participle | souped up |
Have you heard this phrasal verb before?
Have you seen any souped-up cars or trucks?
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