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soup up

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soup something up
to increase the power of something. He souped his car up so it will do nearly 120 miles per hour. If only I could soup up this computer to run just a little faster.
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soup up something also soup something up
to make something more powerful They had to soup up the air-conditioning to keep her computers from overheating in the summer.
Usage notes: usually used to describe an improvement to a car or other machine
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