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
Then, pump up your muscles and music together with the Jabra Elite 10 noise-canceling earbuds, now at 20% off.
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Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 5 June 2024
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
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Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 5 June 2024
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
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“Pump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pump%20up. Accessed 29 Jun. 2024.
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