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soup

1. soup \'su:p\ n [F soupe sop, soup, of Gmc origin; akin to ON soppa soup, 
   OE sop]p sop 1: a liquid food esp. with a meat, fish, or vegetable stock as 
   a base and o ften containing pieces of solid food 2: something having or 
   suggesting the consistency of soup (as a heavy fog o r nitroglycerine) 3: 
   an unfortunate predicament {in the ~} 
2. soup \'su:p-'t*p\ vt [E slang soup (dope injected into a racehorse to 
   change its speed)] : to increase the power or efficiency of {~ up an 
   engine}  - souped-up aj