pump up
verb
pumped up; pumping up; pumps up
1
a
: to fill with enthusiasm or excitement
b
: to fill with or as if with air : inflate
2
Synonyms
Examples of pump up in a Sentence
the crowd was pumped up by the band's rocking performance
that pop diva is trying to pump up album sales with an extended publicity tour
Recent Examples on the Web
At least on Friday, their push to pump up the stock didn't pan out.
—
Rafael Nam, NPR, 2 June 2024
Grapefruit Sculpin is Sculpin Squared, pumping up the original’s bright, sweet-tart notes.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
The bill’s advocates tried to pump up the importance of crypto as a financial asset with claims that 20% of Americans are crypto owners.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Starting today, luxurious Venus pumps up your 2nd House of Resources.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
On LinkedIn, the company has been pumping up the achievements of Die Werkself, under the inspiring leadership of Spanish coach Xabi Alonso.
—Tim Loh / Bloomberg, TIME, 17 May 2024
Since last year, broader stock markets have been helped by pumping up companies tied to the new investment craze: artificial intelligence.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 16 May 2024
The meme-stock phenomenon became a public frenzy in 2021 as cash-rich investors pumped up the stock market and bet against short-selling hedge funds.
—Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 13 May 2024
Travis Kelce is pumped up for the first night of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Paris.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Rafael Nam, NPR, 2 June 2024
Grapefruit Sculpin is Sculpin Squared, pumping up the original’s bright, sweet-tart notes.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
The bill’s advocates tried to pump up the importance of crypto as a financial asset with claims that 20% of Americans are crypto owners.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Starting today, luxurious Venus pumps up your 2nd House of Resources.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
On LinkedIn, the company has been pumping up the achievements of Die Werkself, under the inspiring leadership of Spanish coach Xabi Alonso.
—Tim Loh / Bloomberg, TIME, 17 May 2024
Since last year, broader stock markets have been helped by pumping up companies tied to the new investment craze: artificial intelligence.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 16 May 2024
The meme-stock phenomenon became a public frenzy in 2021 as cash-rich investors pumped up the stock market and bet against short-selling hedge funds.
—Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 13 May 2024
Travis Kelce is pumped up for the first night of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Paris.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'pump up.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near pump up
Cite this Entry
“Pump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pump%20up. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share