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noun/ˈæmp/[ˈæmp]/ˈeə̯mp/
  1. 1

    Clipping of ampere.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

  2. 2

    Clipping of amplifier.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

  3. 3

    Clipping of ampoule.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

    • 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.
  4. 4

    Clipping of amputee.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

  5. 5

    Clipping of amphetamine.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

  6. 6

    Clipping of ampicillin.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

  7. 7

    Clipping of ampersand.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

verb/ˈæmp/[ˈæmp]/ˈeə̯mp/
  1. 1

    To amplify.colloquialusually

    • He asked the disk jockey to amp it up.
  2. 2

    To excite.colloquialusually

    • Well you're very amped up today, what's got you so excited?
  3. 3

    To intensify or increase.colloquialusually

    • 2014, Andy Paul, Amp Up Your Sales, AMACOM Books
  4. 4

    To connect to amplifiers.colloquialusually

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

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