pump up
verb1
To inflate by means of a pump.
2
To do so with a pumping action.
- For someone who is in shape, it is not difficult to pump up a car tire with a bicycle pump; it is merely tedious. But you can get the job done if you need it bad enough.
3
Figuratively To excite a person or group to a frenzy.
- The singer has been pumping up the audience.
4
Bodybuilding, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports To cause one's muscles to swell by means of focused weightlifting.
- I want to pump you up.
- He's gonna help me pump up.
5
To cause (something) to increase in intensity, salience or other traits beyond what is reasonable.
- You have to pump up the relatability of the characters in your screenplay.
6
To increase the volume of (something).
- pump up the jam
- pump up the jukebox