amp

noun. ampere

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

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.

verb. to make (something) more intense: heighten, intensify —usually used with up

• In this convention year … the stakes have been amped.

verb. to increase the amount of (something): raise —usually used with up

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