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.
PhotographySlang. 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 soup to nuts,
from the first through the last course of a meal.
from beginning to end; to a complete, encompassing degree; leaving nothing out.
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
We have been lied to about what is and is not healthy, and there’s no hard evidence that putting a can of mushroom soup in your casserole every once in a while is going to result in serious physical harm.
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The pandemic in many ways has already showcased the strength of the sector, with consumers stockpiling candy and chocolate along with their canned soup and peanut butter.
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There’s no telling whether Davis, like Rapoport, will make regular appearances in test kitchen videos, but if she does, fans can expect to see her cooking up soup and fish, her two favorite types of dishes, according to her CNN interview.
Bon Appétit Announces Dawn Davis, Publishing Heavyweight, as New Editor-in-Chief|Elazar Sontag|August 27, 2020|Eater
Microorganisms chemically modify the metal, setting it free from the surrounding rock and allowing it to dissolve in a microbial soup, from which the metal can be isolated and purified.
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If we had switched gravity off at the beginning of the universe, it would still be a big, boiling hot soup of fundamental particles.
The Physicist Who Slayed Gravity’s Ghosts|Thomas Lewton|August 18, 2020|Quanta Magazine
By nightfall, I had showered, eaten some soup that a friend brought me, and I slept in my room for 12 solid hours.
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They begged for food and were given a 100-pound bag of rice with no soup kind and no one to cook for them.
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Bach in the Subways is a soup kitchen for a world starving for classical music.
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Andy always thought big, and went for big, simple, slam- bang images— Soup Cans, Dollar Signs, Torsos, Skulls.
We Can’t Stop Talking About Andy Warhol|Bob Colacello|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Andy always thought big, and went for big, simple, slam- bang images—Soup Cans, Dollar Signs, Torsos, Skulls.
Why We Can’t Stop Talking About Andy Warhol|Bob Colacello|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To be sure, there were some ashes and a little dirt in the soup, but that was not regarded as important.
Blackfeet Indian Stories|George Bird Grinnell
Wagonloads of ripe Jersey tomatoes making their way to the soup factory are a jocund sight across the river just now.
Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694]|Christopher Darlington Morley
"Now, here is the soup," she went on when her sister appeared.
Living on a Little|Caroline French Benton
One slice of stale bread may be cut into cubes, fried in deep fat, and the croutons put in the soup.
The Italian Cook Book|Maria Gentile
So instead of sherry with the soup, they ordered the intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana."
As Seen By Me|Lilian Bell
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
informala photographic developer
informalanything resembling soup in appearance or consistency, esp thick fogSee also peasouper
a slang name for nitroglycerine
in the soupinformalin 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