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Definition of pump up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pump up

phrasal verb
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pump somebody up
  1. [usually passive] to make somebody feel more excited or determinedTopics Feelingsc2
pump something up
  1. to fill a tyre, etc. with air using a pump
  2. (informal) to increase the amount, value or volume of something
    • Interest rates were pumped up last week.
See pump up in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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reassure
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