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pump up someone's tires

pump up someone's tires is the alternative form of pump someone's tires.

Meaning of pump someone's tires

Verb

pump someone's tires (third-person singular simple present pumps someone's tires, present participle pumping someone's tires, simple past and past participle pumped someone's tires)

  1. (Canada, idiomatic) To praise, encourage, or vigorously support someone.
    • "I'm sure (Toronto coach) Greg Gilbert is going to pump their tires with the fact they've beat us six times."2009 April 14, Canadian Press, "AHL leaders in regular season, Manitoba prepares for series with Toronto," The Hockey News (Canada) (retrieved 1 Feb 2017)

Forms of pump up someone's tires

third-person singular presentpumps up someone's tires
present participlepumping up someone's tires
past participlepumped up someone's tires
pastpumped up someone's tires

Questions about pump up someone's tires

What is pump up someone's tires the alternative form of?
Pump up someone's tires is the alternative form of pump someone's tires.

Words near pump up someone's tires in the dictionary

  1. pump trolley
  2. pump trolleys
  3. pump truck
  4. pump trucks
  5. pump up
  6. pump up someone's tires
  7. pump valve
  8. pump valves
  9. pump-action shotgun
  10. pump-action shotguns
  11. pump-and-dump

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