pump up en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (transitive) To inflate by means of a pump.
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(transitive) To inflate by means of a pump. ▸ To do so with a pumping action.
For someone who is in shape, it is not difficult to pump up a car tire with a bicycle pump; it is merely tedious. But you can get the job done if you need it bad enough.
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(figuratively, transitive) To excite a person or group to a frenzy.
The singer has been pumping up the audience.
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(intransitive, transitive) To cause one's muscles to swell by means of focused weightlifting.
I want to pump you up.
He's gonna help me pump up.
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(transitive) To cause (something) to increase in intensity, salience or other traits beyond what is reasonable.
You have to pump up the relatability of the characters in your screenplay.
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(transitive) To increase the volume of (something).
pump up the jukebox
pump up the jam
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pumped up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pumped up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| pumps up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pumping up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (12)
fi pumpata (to inflate with a pumping action) · nl oppompen (to inflate by means of a pump) · es entusiasmar (to excite a person or group to a frenzy) · de aufpumpen (to inflate with a pumping action) · pt bombear (to inflate with a pumping action) · de aufpumpen (to inflate by means of a pump) · fr gonfler (to inflate by means of a pump) · pt bombear (to inflate by means of a pump) · hu felpumpál (to inflate by means of a pump) · hu felpumpál (to inflate with a pumping action) · fi pumpata (to inflate by means of a pump) · es inflar (to inflate by means of a pump)