pump up

Meaning

1. (transitive) To inflate by means of a pump.
2. (transitive) To inflate with a pumping action.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To excite a person or group to a frenzy.
4. (intransitive, transitive) To cause one's muscles to swell by means of focused weightlifting.
5. (transitive) To cause (something) to increase in intensity, salience or other traits beyond what is reasonable.
6. (transitive) To increase the volume of (something)

Synonyms

blow up

inflate

plump out

puff out

puff up

swell

sufflate

Translations

aufpumpen

unflar

schwellen

sich aufblähen

φουσκώνω ελαστικά

αεραντλία ανακριτού

enfler

gonfler

gonfiare

inflazionare

aanzwellen

oppompen

uitzetten

zwellen