Amp

noun

/æmp/

Word Frequency: 3.0

Definitions

1.nounShort for ampere.

2.nounShort for amplifier.

3.nounShort for ampoule.

4.nounShort for amputee.

5.nounShort for ampicillin.

6.verb(usually with up) To amplify.

"He asked the disk jockey to amp it up."

7.verb(usually with up) To excite.

8.verb(usually with up) To intensify or increase.

"2014, Andy Paul, Amp Up Your Sales, AMACOM Books"

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