Amp

/ˈæmp/ · noun

Meaning

(countable) Clipping of ampere..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) Clipping of ampere.
2. (countable) Clipping of amplifier.
3. (countable) Clipping of ampoule.
4. (countable) Clipping of amputee.
5. (uncountable) Clipping of amphetamine.
6. (uncountable) Clipping of ampicillin.
7. (countable) Clipping of ampersand.
8. To amplify.

Example Sentences

The physician had included a note which said: "Dear Miss ........, I could not get the name of your friend over the phone so I am sending two prescriptions for Methedrine amps and one prescription for Drinalfa ten cc vials.

He asked the disk jockey to amp it up.

Well you're very amped up today, what's got you so excited?

In the distance, the music thumped, amping the crowd higher.

And it's raining, a little bit of drizzle, but the crowd is amped up and ready for a big event today.

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

Amping the Justin Timberlake cameos and revving up Jiggytron 5000, these Peas want to be on Middle America's fickle plate — losing little dread-whippin' imaginativeness in the wizzash.

and even the Velvet Underground were still only amping up conventional instruments

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• amps
• amping
• amped

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