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amp down

amp down verb: to calm down; to speak or behave more quietly; to reduce the energy of (something).

Verb

amp down (third-person singular simple present amps down, present participle amping down, simple past and past participle amped down)

  1. (slang, transitive) To calm down; to speak or behave more quietly; to reduce the energy of (something).
    Antonyms:
    amp up

Antonyms of amp down

Forms of amp down

third-person singular presentamps down
present participleamping down
past participleamped down
pastamped down

Questions about amp down

What does amp down mean?
Amp down means to calm down; to speak or behave more quietly; to reduce the energy of (something).
What part of speech is amp down?
Amp down is a verb.
What is the past tense of amp down?
The past tense of amp down is amped down.

Words near amp down in the dictionary

  1. Amoyese
  2. Amoyong
  3. amp
  4. AMP deaminase
  5. AMP deaminases
  6. amp down
  7. amp hr
  8. amp up
  9. amp-hour
  10. amp-hours
  11. amp-hr

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