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PUMPED-UP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pumped-up mean?
• PUMPED-UP (adjective)
The adjective PUMPED-UP has 1 sense:
1. tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
Familiarity information: PUMPED-UP used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
Synonyms:
pumped; pumped-up; pumped up; wired
Context example:
he was so pumped he couldn't sleep
Similar:
tense (in or of a state of physical or nervous tension)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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