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
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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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City rarely make statement signings in January — their last one was Aymeric Laporte in 2018 — and this should get everyone at the club pumped up for the second half of the campaign.
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Elias Burke, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
More Football: Quinn Ewers Declares For NFL Draft: 5 Teams That Could Select Texas Quarterback
Later that year, while the Huskers were trailing Ohio State 20-6 in a game, Burkhead pumped up his teammates by mentioning his new friend.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
On a typical day, more water is pumped up from the pipeline to refill the tanks, offsetting each shower or glass of water.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
As the rest of the Broncos headed to the bench, Stanley continued to pump up the crowd.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2025
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Elias Burke, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
More Football: Quinn Ewers Declares For NFL Draft: 5 Teams That Could Select Texas Quarterback
Later that year, while the Huskers were trailing Ohio State 20-6 in a game, Burkhead pumped up his teammates by mentioning his new friend.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
On a typical day, more water is pumped up from the pipeline to refill the tanks, offsetting each shower or glass of water.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
As the rest of the Broncos headed to the bench, Stanley continued to pump up the crowd.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Pump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pump%20up. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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