pump up
phrasal verbpump somebody up
- [usually passive] to make somebody feel more excited or determinedTopics Feelingsc2
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pump something up
- to fill a tyre, etc. with air using a pump
- (informal) to increase the amount, value or volume of something
- Interest rates were pumped up last week.