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pump up

verb
  1. To inflate by means of a pump. (transitive)
  2. To do so with a pumping action. (transitive)
  3. To excite a person or group to a frenzy. (figuratively, transitive) · The singer has been pumping up the audience.
  4. To cause one's muscles to swell by means of focused weightlifting. (intransitive, transitive) · I want to pump you up.· He's gonna help me pump up.
  5. To cause (something) to increase in intensity, salience or other traits beyond what is reasonable. (transitive) · You have to pump up the relatability of the characters in your screenplay.
  6. To increase the volume of (something). (transitive) · pump up the jam· pump up the jukebox
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