pump up

pʌmp ʌp

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of pump up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

inflation

tr.

inflate something by filling it with air or gas

tr.

He used a hand pump to pump up the bicycle tire..

blow up

fill

inflate

sound

tr.

increase the volume or intensity

tr.

She likes to pump up the music when she's home alone..

amplify

boost

emotion

tr.

excite or energize someone or oneself

tr.

The coach's speech really pumped up the team before the game.!

energize

motivate

stimulate

bodybuilding

tr./intr.

Rare

make muscles swell through exercise

tr./intr.

Rare

He pumped up at the gym before the competition.

inflate

swell

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Expressions with pump up

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pump up the volume

increase the sound level

He asked the DJ to pump up the volume.

Expressions with pump

pump out

remove liquid using a pump

They need to pump out the flooded basement.

pump into

move liquid or gas into something using a pump

They pumped water into the tank.

pump iron

lift weights as a form of exercise

He goes to the gym to pump iron every morning..

pump money into

invest a lot of money in something

The government decided to pump money into the education system.

all hands to the pump

exp.

call everyone to help with an urgent task or problem

The company declared all hands to the pump to meet the deadline.

pump for information

ask questions to get information from someone

She tried to pump him for information about the surprise party.

Examples of pump up in a sentence

She asked him to pump up the soccer ball.
Let's pump up the volume for the party.
He loves to pump up the bass in his car.
Music always pumps me up for a workout.
The crowd was pumped up by the opening act.
She pumped up her biceps with intense workouts.

They pumped up before the bodybuilding show.

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French:gonfler, augmenter, ...
German:aufpumpen, aufdrehen, ...
Italian:pompare, aumentare il volume, ...
Spanish:inflar, subir el volumen, ...
Portuguese:encher, aumentar o volume, ...
Chinese:打气, 提高音量, ...
Japanese:膨らませる, 音量を上げる, ...
Arabic:نَفَخَ, رَفَعَ, ...
Hebrew:לְנַפֵּחַ, לְהַגְבִּיר, ...
Russian:накачать, увеличить громкость, ...
Ukrainian:накачати, збільшити гучність, ...
Hindi:हवा भरना, आवाज बढ़ाना, ...
Bengali:ফুলানো, আওয়াজ বাড়ানো, ...
Catalan:inflar, pujar el volum, ...
Czech:nafouknout, zesílit, ...
Danish:oppuste, skrue op, ...
Dutch:oppompen, het volume verhogen, ...
Greek:φουσκώνω, δυναμώνω, ...
Hungarian:felfújni, felhangosítani, ...
Khmer:បូមខ្យល់ចូល, បើកឱ្យខ្លាំងឡើង, ...
Korean:펌프로 공기를 넣다, 볼륨을 높이다, ...
Persian:باد کردن, بلند کردن صدا, ...
Polish:napompować, podgłośnić, ...
Portuguese (BR):encher, aumentar o volume, ...
Romanian:a umfla, a mări volumul, ...
Swedish:pumpa upp, höja volymen, ...
Thai:สูบลม, เพิ่มเสียง, ...
Turkish:şişirmek, sesi açmak, ...
Vietnamese:bơm căng, tăng âm lượng, ...

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