English Explanatory Dictionary

pump up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To inflate by means of a pump.
  2. To do so with a pumping action.
  3. To excite a person or group to a frenzy.
  4. To cause one's muscles to swell by means of focused weightlifting.
  5. To cause (something) to increase in intensity, salience or other traits beyond what is reasonable.
  6. To increase the volume of (something).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

pump up pumps up pumping up pumped up

Synonyms

air up

Translations

Dutch: oppompen Finnish: pumpata French: gonfler German: aufpumpen Hungarian: felpumpál Portuguese: bombear Spanish: inflar
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