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1.NounClipping of psychiatry.
A psychiatric hospital or other treatment facility; also, a psychiatric department or ward in such a facility."He had to be involuntarily committed to the psych ward."
2.NounA psychiatric hospital or other treatment facility; also, a psychiatric department or ward in such a facility."He had to be involuntarily committed to the psych ward."
3.NounClipping of psychology."I took psych in my freshman year at college."
4.NounClipping of psychiatrist.
5.NounClipping of psychologist; also, a clipping of psychoanalyst.
6.VerbClipping of psychoanalyse (“to treat (someone) using psychoanalysis”); also, to carry out psychological testing on (someone).
7.VerbChiefly followed by out: to analyse (something), especially psychologically; also , to work out (something).
8.VerbOften followed by out: to deceive, intimidate, or otherwise manipulate (someone or oneself) emotionally or using psychology.
Often followed by up: to put (someone or oneself) into a mental or psychological state where one is ready for some (often challenging) experience; specifically, to make (someone or oneself) enthusiastic or excited about something."Hip hop always gets me psyched, so I put it on before a race."
9.VerbOften followed by out: to deceive, intimidate, or otherwise manipulate (someone or oneself) emotionally or using psychology.
10.VerbOften followed by up: to put (someone or oneself) into a mental or psychological state where one is ready for some (often challenging) experience; specifically, to make (someone or oneself) enthusiastic or excited about something."Hip hop always gets me psyched, so I put it on before a race."
11.VerbOf a person: to get into a mental or psychological state where one is ready for some (often challenging) experience; specifically, to make oneself enthusiastic or excited about something.
Followed by out: to become mentally confused or disturbed.
12.VerbOf a person: to get into a mental or psychological state where one is ready for some (often challenging) experience; specifically, to make oneself enthusiastic or excited about something.
13.VerbFollowed by out: to become mentally confused or disturbed.
14.InterjectionUsed to indicate jokingly that a statement which one has made was false and that one has successfully fooled the person whom one is speaking to; just kidding!, not!, tricked you!"Here, have fifty dollars. Psych! That was two dollars!; I broke up with my girlfriend. Here’s her number. Psych! That’s the wrong number!"
15.InterjectionUsed to express surprised happiness; wow!"Psych! I just found my missing bracelet!"
16.NounClipping of psychic (“a person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as clairvoyance, precognition, and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influences”).
17.NounClipping of psychic or psychic bid (“a bid intended to mislead opponents by giving a false impression about one's hand of playing cards”).
18.VerbTo make (a bid) intended to mislead opponents by giving a false impression about one's hand of playing cards.
To deceive (an opponent or opponents) with such a psychic bid.
19.VerbTo make (a bid) intended to mislead opponents by giving a false impression about one's hand of playing cards.
20.VerbTo deceive (an opponent or opponents) with such a psychic bid.
21.VerbTo make a bid intended to mislead opponents by giving a false impression about one's hand of playing cards; to make a psychic bid.
22.AdjectiveClipping of psychedelic (“of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced altered awareness, distortions of perception, hallucinations, etc.”)."curtains with psych colours psych-rock"
23.AdjectiveOf or relating to psychedelic rock music."a psych album a psych band"
24.NounClipping of psychedelic rock (“a genre of rock music influenced by psychedelia, blues, electronic music, folk music, jazz, and the hippie counterculture of the 1960s”).