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pumped up

pumped up adjective: excited, particularly due to anticipation. Also the simple past and past participle of pump up.

Adjective

pumped up (comparative more pumped up, superlative most pumped up)

  1. (informal) Excited, particularly due to anticipation.
    Synonyms:
    pumped
  2. (informal) Having muscles in an engorged state following exercise due to increased blood flow.
    Synonyms:
    pumped

Also used as

pumped up is also the simple past and past participle of pump up.

Synonyms of pumped up

Forms of pumped up

comparativemore pumped up
superlativemost pumped up

Questions about pumped up

What does pumped up mean?
Pumped up means excited, particularly due to anticipation.
What part of speech is pumped up?
Pumped up is an adjective.

Words near pumped up in the dictionary

  1. pumped iron
  2. pumped one's fist
  3. pumped out
  4. pumped someone's fist
  5. pumped someone's tires
  6. pumped up
  7. pumped up someone's tires
  8. pumped-up
  9. Pumpelly
  10. pumpellyite
  11. pumpellyites

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