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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All of Canada is going to be so pumped up.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
While Boozey and countless other Bad Bunny fans are pumped up for the Puerto Rican rapper’s mid-game showcase in February, others have expressed outrage that a Spanish-speaking performer got the gig.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Upon the referee announcement, Schaefer waved his arm to pump up the roaring crowd, then high-fived his teammates.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
While Boozey and countless other Bad Bunny fans are pumped up for the Puerto Rican rapper’s mid-game showcase in February, others have expressed outrage that a Spanish-speaking performer got the gig.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Upon the referee announcement, Schaefer waved his arm to pump up the roaring crowd, then high-fived his teammates.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The BassUp technology pumps up the bass, while the noise cancellation feature eliminates pesky background noise.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Pump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pump%20up. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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