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Meaning of pumped(p) in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    pumped(p)

    Definitions

    1. tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline

    Examples

    • « we were really pumped up for the race »
    • « he was so pumped he couldn't sleep »

    Synonyms

    • tense

Famous quotes

  • « I don't care how pumped up or psyched you are to start a new diet or a new program - that emotion will fade. »
    Phil McGraw
  • « I was not good in school. I could never read very fast or very well. I got tested for learning disabilities, for dyslexia. Then I got put on Ritalin and Dexedrine. I took those starting in the eighth grade. As soon as they pumped that drug into me, it would focus me right in. »
    Channing Tatum
  • « TV is easier: it's all planned out for you and the audience is there to see a show and they are all pumped up but when you are in a comedy club, you have to be really funny to win them over. »
    Drew Carey

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