Pumped
/pʌmpt/ adj, verb, slang
adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of pump form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Pumped up; excited. slang
"I'm feeling pumped for the game on Friday."
- 2 Pumped up; having muscles in an engorged state following exercise. slang
- 3 Wearing pumps (the type of shoe). not-comparable
"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."
- 4 Very tired, especially when too fatigued to grip handholds well.
"I was so pumped by the end of the climb that I could barely hold onto the jugs."
Adjective
- 1 tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline wordnet
Example
More examples"To get the nation's economy out of the red, more foreign aid had to be pumped in."