ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pumped

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /pʌmpt/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Pumped is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of pump.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of pump.

More Meanings

  1. (not comparable) Wearing pumps (the type of shoe).
  2. (climbing) Very tired, especially when too fatigued to grip handholds well.
  3. (slang) Pumped up; excited.
  4. (slang, bodybuilding) Pumped up; having muscles in an engorged state following exercise.

Example Sentences

I'm feeling pumped for the game on Friday.
I was so pumped by the end of the climb that I could barely hold onto the jugs.
All the young gentlemen, tightly cravatted, curled, and pumped, and with their best hats in their hands, having been at different times announced and introduced, Mr Baps, the dancing-master, came, accompanied by Mrs Baps, to whom Mrs Blimber was extremely kind and condescending.

Synonyms for pumped

Depending on context, synonyms include exhausted, weary, bleareyed, bleary, bleary-eyed, bone-tired.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ticker, heart, excited, blown, psyched, charged.

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