"amp up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: amps up [present, singular, third-person], amping up [participle, present], amped up [participle, past], amped up [past]
Rhymes: -ʌp Head templates: {{en-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). Tags: transitive Translations (increase the power, interest, intensity, volume etc): aufdrehen (German), subir (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-amp_up-en-verb-XoMl8jzc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'increase the power, interest, intensity, volume etc': 95 5
  2. (transitive) To excite; to arouse. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-amp_up-en-verb-ouYg5aOa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 53

Inflected forms

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