Idiom
hop up
Meaning
To make something, especially a machine, better (faster, bigger etc.); to soup up.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He wants to hop up his old car for the race.”
“The mechanic decided to hop up the engine to give the truck more power for heavy loads.”
“After spending the entire winter in the garage, he finally managed to hop up the vintage motorcycle, significantly increasing its top speed and overall performance.”
Examples
simple
“He wants to hop up his old car for the race.”
contextual
“The mechanic decided to hop up the engine to give the truck more power for heavy loads.”
complex
“After spending the entire winter in the garage, he finally managed to hop up the vintage motorcycle, significantly increasing its top speed and overall performance.”
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