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
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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Even a snarky Come Dine with Me-style voiceover would pump up the jam (literally and figuratively).
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Raven Smith, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
But in the meantime, Trump’s words alone can pump up the price, raising even more concerns about his and his administration’s potential conflicts of interest.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Back in 2021 when Musk was helping pump up Dogecoin's price to its furthest extreme, Mark Cuban predicted that when the memecoin reached a $1 valuation, Dogecoin would likely stay above that price and function like a stablecoin.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Separately, weight loss medicine has pumped up HIMS.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Raven Smith, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
But in the meantime, Trump’s words alone can pump up the price, raising even more concerns about his and his administration’s potential conflicts of interest.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Back in 2021 when Musk was helping pump up Dogecoin's price to its furthest extreme, Mark Cuban predicted that when the memecoin reached a $1 valuation, Dogecoin would likely stay above that price and function like a stablecoin.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Separately, weight loss medicine has pumped up HIMS.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pump up
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“Pump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pump%20up. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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