# souped

Pronunciation: say "SOOPT" US /supt/, UK /suːpt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of soup. — simple past and past participle of soup
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of soup. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The mechanic souped up the sedan until it could top a hundred miles an hour._
   - _By the time the parts arrived, he had souped up half the cars in the garage._

## Adjective

2. In trouble or in difficulty, often after something has gone badly wrong.
   - Simple: In trouble, or in a difficult or bad situation.
   - _By the time the auditors arrived, the whole department was thoroughly souped._
   - _She knew she was souped the moment the teacher asked for her missing homework._
3. Drunk or intoxicated from alcohol. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Drunk from drinking too much alcohol.
   - _Three rounds in, the whole table was loudly souped._
   - _He showed up souped to the dinner and embarrassed everyone with his toast._
4. Under the influence of narcotic drugs. *(slang)*
   - Simple: High from using drugs.
   - _They found him souped on the floor, a needle still beside him._
   - _Too souped on heroin to register the sirens, he never moved from the doorway._
5. Excited; keyed up with eager energy. *(dialectal, New England)*
   - Simple: Very excited and full of energy.
   - _The crowd was souped long before the headliner took the stage._
   - _He came back from the rally totally souped about the campaign._

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