amp up

verb

To amplify; to increase the power, interest, intensity, volume, etc. of (something).

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Meanings

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

present singular third person amps up · participle present amping up · participle past amped up · past amped up

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

Translations

German aufdrehen
  • aufdrehento increase the power, interest, intensity, volume, etc., of something
Polish zwiększać, zwiększyć
  • zwiększaćto increase the power, interest, intensity, volume, etc., of something
  • zwiększyćto increase the power, interest, intensity, volume, etc., of something
  • nakręcaćto excite; to arouse
  • nakręcićto excite; to arouse
  • podniecaćto excite; to arouse
  • podniecićto excite; to arouse
Spanish subir
  • subirto increase the power, interest, intensity, volume, etc., of something

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with amp up

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Cite this entry
APA

amp up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amp%20up

MLA

“amp up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amp%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amp up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amp%20up.

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