English

Verb

pump up ‎(third-person singular simple present pumps up, present participle pumping up, simple past and past participle pumped up)

1. (transitive) To inflate by means of a pump.
2. (transitive) To inflate with a pumping action.
3. (transitive, figuratively) To excite a person or group to a frenzy.
4. (intransitive, bodybuilding): To cause one's muscles to swell by means of focussed weightlifting.

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