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to pump up
[phrase form: pump]
01
to inject air into an object using a tool
Transitive: to pump up an inflatable object
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
pump
Present tense
pump up
3rd person singular
pumps up
Present participle
pumping up
Past simple
pumped up
Past participle
pumped up
Examples
Before the bike ride, he needed to pump up his tires.
02
to increase or enhance something
Transitive: to pump up sth
Examples
They decided to pump up the advertising budget to attract more customers.
03
to encourage someone or make them ready for an activity
Transitive: to pump up sb
Examples
Before the stage performance, they played a motivational video to pump up the participants.
