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
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Former President Donald Trump unleashed a series of misleading campaign promotions littered with falsehoods and disinformation as part of the final effort to pump up his bid for the presidency.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Chefs have been screaming about this forever, but unfortunately for a very long time, only certain areas were pumped up.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Tesla reported strong earnings yesterday and CEO Elon Musk continued to pump up his fans.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Harbaugh also recalled telling Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert ahead of Sunday’s game that he felt unusually pumped up.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Chefs have been screaming about this forever, but unfortunately for a very long time, only certain areas were pumped up.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Tesla reported strong earnings yesterday and CEO Elon Musk continued to pump up his fans.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Harbaugh also recalled telling Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert ahead of Sunday’s game that he felt unusually pumped up.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Pump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pump%20up. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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