pump up

Verb

Meaning

(transitive) To inflate by means of a pump.

(transitive) To inflate with a pumping action.

(transitive, figuratively) To excite a person or group to a frenzy.

(intransitive, bodybuilding) To cause one's muscles to swell by means of focussed weightlifting.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

amp supercharge pump balloon inflate dilate aerate bloat blow up distend fill up puff up energise juice up swell up
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Antonyms

pierce deflate puncture stab gruel etherealize

Examples

I never pump up my vulgarity. I wait for it to arrive in its own terms. Charles Bukowski

I can promise you that when I go to Sacramento, I will pump up Sacramento. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Before I started doing the film and when I found out I was going to be doing it, I just decided to pump up on the whole cardio stuff. Just in terms of stamina. Parminder Nagra

To pump up consumer or government demand would force interest rates up and asset prices down, possibly by enough to destroy more jobs than are created. Edmund Phelps

Personally, when I don't feel like working out, I put on my workout clothes and pump up some music. It's definitely my #1 inspiration. Jenna Ushkowitz

Can’t it be that some of these donations pump up the economy by investing in townships. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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