soup

Universal Words noun, verb noun [U,C] a liquid food made by boiling meat, vegetables, etc. in water, often eaten as the first course of a meal: a bowl of tomato / chicken soup * (BrE) tinned / packet soups * (AmE) canned / packaged soups * a soup spoon / plate verb PHRASALVERBS soup sth<->up (informal) to make changes to sth such as a car or computer, so that it is more powerful or exciting than before