[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
Part of speech: 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
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