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
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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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2025
Fans lining the parade route three rows deep cheered for Mickey’s arrival as Daisy pumped up the crowd during the soft opening presentation of the cavalcade.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
After stealing Game 1, normally, the Warriors would have been pumped up.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2025
Fans lining the parade route three rows deep cheered for Mickey’s arrival as Daisy pumped up the crowd during the soft opening presentation of the cavalcade.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
After stealing Game 1, normally, the Warriors would have been pumped up.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
We’re all pumped up and ready to give it our all for this album and performance.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for pump up
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“Pump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pump%20up. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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