Dictionary

amp en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈeə̯mp/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈɛə̯mp] (Canada, US)
• /ˈɛə̯mp/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈeə̯mp] (Canada, US)
• /ˈeːmp/ (Australia)
• [ˈæmp] without æ-raising
• /ˈæmp/ without æ-raising
• [ˈeːmp] (Australia)
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable) Clipping of ampere.
   alt of ampere
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable) Clipping of amplifier.
   alt of amplifier
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable) Clipping of ampoule.
   alt of ampoule
   • The physician had included a note which said: "Dear Miss ........, I could not get the name of your friend over the phone so I am sending two prescriptions for Methedrine amps and one prescription for Drinalfa ten cc vials. 1963, Washington (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Governmental Cooperation, Report and Recommendations (page 45)
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable) Clipping of amputee.
   alt of amputee
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable) Clipping of amphetamine.
   alt of amphetamine
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable) Clipping of ampicillin.
   alt of ampicillin
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable) Clipping of ampersand.
   alt of ampersand

Forms

Deriveds

centiamp · microamp · mega-amp · deciamp · multiamp · preamp · nanoamp · milliamp · kilo-amp · kiloamp · op-amp · milli-amp · ampless · pre-amp · tera amp · nano-amp · picoamp · hectoamp · micro-amp · giga-amp · locked rotor amp · gigamp · amp-hr · pico-amp · tera-amp · mega amp

amp en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈeə̯mp/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈɛə̯mp] (Canada, US)
• /ˈɛə̯mp/ (Canada, US)
• [ˈeə̯mp] (Canada, US)
• /ˈeːmp/ (Australia)
• [ˈæmp] without æ-raising
• /ˈæmp/ without æ-raising
• [ˈeːmp] (Australia)
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (colloquial, usually) To amplify.
   • He asked the disk jockey to amp it up.
2. (colloquial, usually) To excite.
   • Well you're very amped up today, what's got you so excited?
   • In the distance, the music thumped, amping the crowd higher. 2012, Natalie Anderson, First Time Lucky?, page 78:
   • And it's raining, a little bit of drizzle, but the crowd is amped up and ready for a big event today. 2013, Hansi Lo Wang, “Morning Edition”, in National Public Radio:
3. (colloquial, usually) To intensify or increase.
   • 2014, Andy Paul, Amp Up Your Sales, AMACOM Books
   • Amping the Justin Timberlake cameos and revving up Jiggytron 5000, these Peas want to be on Middle America's fickle plate — losing little dread-whippin' imaginativeness in the wizzash. 2003, CMJ New Music Monthly, number 115, page 42:
4. (colloquial, usually) To connect to amplifiers.
   • and even the Velvet Underground were still only amping up conventional instruments 2015, Kris Needs, Suicide: Dream Baby Dream, A New York City Story:

Forms

Deriveds

amp up · amp down

Translations (6)

de aufdrehen (to amplify) · de aufputschen (to excite) · de steigern (to amplify) · de antreiben (to excite) · de hochtreiben (to intensify) · de verstärken (to intensify)