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amps Meaning & Definition

/æmps/

What Does Amps Mean?

Amps is used as a noun meaning plural of amp. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of amp. As a verb, it means (usually with up) To amplify.

Amps Definition (Noun)

  1. plural of amp

Amps as a Verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of amp

Noun

  1. Short for ampere.
  2. Short for amplifier.
  3. Short for ampoule.
  4. Short for amputee.
  5. Short for ampicillin.

Verb

  1. (usually with up) To amplify.

    He asked the disk jockey to amp it up.

  2. (usually with up) To excite.
  3. (usually with up) To intensify or increase.

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

Synonyms of Amps

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Amps in a Sentence

He asked the disk jockey to amp it up.

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

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