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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Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
Earlier in the evening, a couple of Californians took to the stage to pump up the crowd for the Trump-Vance ticket.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
Seriously, what's up with trying to pump up the yellow tones?
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
Athletes ready to relax and celebrate after completing years of training for these last two weeks were excited to pump up the fans in the stands and mingle with their teammates.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Pump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pump%20up. Accessed 23 Sep. 2024.
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