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amp

2
[ amp ]
/ æmp /
Informal.

noun

amplifier(def 2).

verb (used with object)

to excite or energize (usually followed by up): We were so amped up for the game that we forgot to eat.

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Nearby words

  1. amour-propre,
  2. amowt,
  3. amoxicillin,
  4. amoxycillin,
  5. amoy,
  6. amp up,
  7. amp-hr,
  8. amp.,
  9. ampas,
  10. ampelopsis

Origin of amp

2
First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening
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British Dictionary definitions for amp up

amp up

verb (tr, adverb) informal

to increase
to increase the power or force of (something)
to excite, arouse, or work up (a person, emotions, etc)

amp

/ (æmp) /

noun

an ampere
informal an amplifier

verb

Australian informal to excite or become excited
See also amp up

AMP

abbreviation for

adenosine monophosphate
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Word Origin and History for amp up

amp

n.

1886 as an abbreviation of ampere; 1967 as an abbreviation of amplifier.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for amp up

AMP

[ ā′em-pē′ ]

n.

Adenosine monophosphate; a mononucleotide found in animal cells and reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP.adenine nucleotide adenylic acid
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Science definitions for amp up

AMP

[ ā′ĕm-pē′ ]

Short for adenosine monophosphate. An organic compound that is composed of adenosine and one phosphate group. It is one of the nucleotides present in DNA and RNA, and is also the fundamental component of ATP and ADP. During certain cellular metabolic processes, AMP forms from ADP when the latter loses a phosphate group, and AMP forms ADP by acquiring a phosphate group. Chemical formula: C10H14N5O7P.
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Culture definitions for amp up

amp

[ (am-peer) ]

A unit of electric current (see also current). One ampere corresponds to a certain number of electrons passing a fixed point each second.

Note

A typical household's electrical supply includes a total of 120 to 200 amps; a typical house circuit carries 15 to 50 amps.
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