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soup

1 soup /ˈsuːp/ noun
plural soups
1 soup
/ˈsuːp/
noun
plural soups
Britannica Dictionary definition of SOUP
: a food made by cooking vegetables, meat, or fish in a large amount of liquid
[count]
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see also pea soup

in the soup

informal + old-fashioned
: in a bad situation : in trouble

soup to nuts

US, informal
: covering every detail or part of something
from soup to nuts : in every detail or part
2 soup /ˈsuːp/ verb
soups; souped; souping
2 soup
/ˈsuːp/
verb
soups; souped; souping
Britannica Dictionary definition of SOUP

soup up

[phrasal verb]
soup (something) up or soup up (something) informal
: to increase the power of (something, such as an engine)
see also souped-up