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amp up

amp up verb: to amplify; to increase the power, interest, intensity, volume, etc. of (something).

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To amplify; to increase the power, interest, intensity, volume, etc. of (something).
  2. (transitive) To excite; to arouse.

Forms of amp up

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

Words that rhyme with amp up

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Questions about amp up

What does amp up mean?
Amp up means to amplify; to increase the power, interest, intensity, volume, etc. of (something).
What part of speech is amp up?
Amp up is a verb.
What is the past tense of amp up?
The past tense of amp up is amped up.

Words near amp up in the dictionary

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

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