Amped

//æmpt// adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of amp form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Activated, as with electric power.

    "All four motors should be amped to check the loading on the motors before new motors are installed. The amp checks might reveal that a smaller size motor could be use"

  2. 2
    Excited or full of energy, especially to excess. colloquial

    "If I listen to fast music before I go out in a heat, it gets me too amped out and then I can't concentrate on my surfing."

Synonyms

All synonyms
amped upenthusedpsyched up

Example

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"All four motors should be amped to check the loading on the motors before new motors are installed. The amp checks might reveal that a smaller size motor could be use"

Etymology

Elision of amplified.

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amped up

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