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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This version of tomato salad pumps up flavorful heirloom tomatoes with strips of sweet roasted bell pepper and crunchy roasted black-eyed peas, which are the perfect little Southern croutons.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
True, pumping up the dosage can give women an almost euphoric high, Christmas says.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
But then the company’s manufacturing problems eased, enabling it to start meeting hot demand for its vehicles, which in turn pumped up its sales and stock price to a level that qualified Musk for the big payout that had been promised him.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2025
Different members took turns pumping up the team.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
True, pumping up the dosage can give women an almost euphoric high, Christmas says.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
But then the company’s manufacturing problems eased, enabling it to start meeting hot demand for its vehicles, which in turn pumped up its sales and stock price to a level that qualified Musk for the big payout that had been promised him.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2025
Different members took turns pumping up the team.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Dec. 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 1 Jan. 2026.
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