amp — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

best

The best amp for beginners is usually affordable and easy to use.

VERB + AMP

know, order, said, use

They said they would amp up the music for the party next weekend.

AMP + NOUN

dust, html, i'm, libido, re

I need to amp up my libido before the romantic weekend getaway next month.

PREP.

in, in, up

The band turned up the amp before the concert started last night.

ADV.

currently, usually

The band usually amps up their sound during the final song of every concert.

Definitions

noun

1

Clipping of ampere.

2

Clipping of amplifier.

3

Clipping of ampoule.

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

Clipping of amputee.

5

Clipping of amphetamine.

verb

1

To amplify.

He asked the disk jockey to amp it up.

2

To excite.

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

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

3

To intensify or increase.

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.

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

4

To connect to amplifiers.

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

noun

1

Initialism of adenosine monophosphate.

2

Initialism of antimicrobial peptide.

3

Initialism of accelerated mobile page.

That strict nature of the AMP HTML means that attention to detail is necessary. The pages must be properly validated in order to function every time — and in order to amp up your place in Google's rankings, your AMP site must function every time.

4

Initialism of Asian massage parlor.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme

ampere
a

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

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

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02

He asked the disk jockey to amp it up.

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03

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

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04

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

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05

That strict nature of the AMP HTML means that attention to detail is necessary. The pages must be properly validated in order to function every time — and in order to amp up your place in Google's ran

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06

This is the best amp being sold now.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, amp is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.