Hop Up (Verb)
Meaning
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The mechanic spent the entire weekend hop-up the engine to improve its performance.
- She decided to hop up her gaming PC with new hardware to increase its frame rate.
- The auto enthusiast group was known for hop-up classic cars to compete in racing events.
- After some research, he discovered that a tune-up could really hop up the vehicle's fuel efficiency.
- Experts predicted that the new turbocharger would hop up the car's horsepower significantly.