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To modify the engine of (a motor vehicle) to give a higher performance than the specifications.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To embellish with many additions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively, transitive
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make more powerful
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he souped up the old cars
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hop up, hot up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: modify
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Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
opvoeren
— modify higher performance than the specifications
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Finnish:
virittää
— modify higher performance than the specifications
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French:
débrider
— modify higher performance than the specifications
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German:
aufmotzen
— modify higher performance than the specifications
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German:
frisieren
— modify higher performance than the specifications
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German:
tunen
— modify higher performance than the specifications
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Polish:
podrasowywać
— modify higher performance than the specifications
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Polish:
podrasować
— modify higher performance than the specifications
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Russian:
форси́ровать дви́гатель
(forsírovatʹ dvígatelʹ)
— modify higher performance than the specifications
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Spanish:
trucar
— modify higher performance than the specifications
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Spanish:
retocar
— modify higher performance than the specifications