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soup definition

soup (so̵̅o̅p)

noun

  1. a liquid food, with or without solid particles, made by cooking meat, vegetables, fish, etc. in water, milk, or the like
  2. Slang a heavy fog
  3. ☆ Slang nitroglycerin

Etymology: Fr soupe < OFr, soup: see sup

soup Idioms

from soup to nuts

☆ Informal
from beginning to end; completely or exhaustively

in the soup

Slang in trouble

soup up

Slang to increase the power, capacity for speed, etc. of (an engine, etc.)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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