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amp

ˈamp 1 syllable uncommon

  1. noun.ampere

  2. noun.amplifier; also: a unit consisting of an electronic amplifier and a loudspeaker

  3. verb.to make (someone) more excited or energetic: excite, energize —often used with up

    • Players either get amped by the electricity of the event or founder in the ambient chaos.
    • The violence is amped by the presence of automatic weapons and gyrating camerawork, but it all feels very familiar.
  4. verb.to make (something) more intense: heighten, intensify —usually used with up

    • In this convention year … the stakes have been amped.
  5. verb.to increase the amount of (something): raise —usually used with up

  6. noun.a nucleotide C10H12N5O3H2PO4 composed of adenosine and one phosphate group that is reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP in metabolic reactions —called also adenosine monophosphate, adenylic acid

Origin

by shortening.

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