Meanings
verbhype up (third-person singular simple present hypes up, present participle hyping up, simple past and past participle hyped up)
present singular third person hypes up · participle present hyping up · participle past hyped up · past hyped up
- transitiveTo talk up; to promote extravagantly.
I hoped that Daenerys and Jon would immediately get along. It felt like watching two friends who I’ve hyped up to each other finally meet.
2017 July 30, Ali Barthwell, “Ice and fire finally meet in a front-loaded episode of Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2017 - intransitiveTo get worked up; to become emotional or intense.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Spanish dar bombo, bombear
- dar bomboTranslations
- bombearTranslations
- ilusionarTranslations
- emocionarTranslations
- crear expectaciónTranslations
- diñar bomboTranslations
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APA
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hype up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hype%20up.
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