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▪ I. amp2|æmp|
colloq. abbrev. of amplifier 4.
1967Boston Globe 21 May 2/3, I mean, like my ol' man won't buy me a new amp because he thinks he needs a new car. 1969N. Cohn Pop from Beginning xviii. 164 They worked between great fortresses of amps. 1975J. Pidgeon Flame i. 9 He sat on his amp and wiped his face on his sleeve, his body heaving with each gasp for breath. 1977G. Scott Hot Pursuit ii. 15 Next to the phone is the tape deck and on shelves above that the amp and the tuner and the turntable. 1986Making Music Apr. 36/1 Taking the lead from your guitar and..connecting it to an amp, then miking the resulting noise.
▪ II. amp, v.1 colloq.
Brit. |æmp|, U.S. |æmp|
[Shortened ‹amplify v. Compare slightly later amp n.4 In later use probably influenced by amp v.2]
1. trans. To connect (a musical instrument) to an amplifier; to make (music, etc.) louder or more energetic, usually by using an amplifier or amplified instruments. Freq. with up.
1966Crescendo Dec. 11/2 The struggle to amp his accordion was abandoned by Barry Dawson. 1973Phonograph Rec. Oct. They amped up and gang-tackled ‘Rockin' Robin’, ‘Hello Mary Lou’ and a fistful of hard knuckled ‘original’ riffs. 1986Making Music Apr. 40/4 Their willingness to amp-up Dylan and more traditional songs..virtually began the folk-rock genre. 1994Vox July 54/1 Al Green amped the bass and carried that tradition into the next decade. 2003National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 19 Dec. a19 Amping up our car stereos so high that people a block away feel the rumble.
2. trans. In extended use: to make (a quality, feeling, etc.) more intense. Usu. with up.
1991Boston Globe 3 Mar. b9/5 A cable TV programmer who amps up the cheap thrills and manipulativeness and gets drawn into his own sleaze. 1992Premiere Apr. 114/2 Thompson amps up the energy like a superenthusiastic camp counselor. 2003Washington Times (Nexis) 26 Nov. d1 Amping the intrigue, Mr. Arriga's chronologically jumbled script..was moved to a nondescript burg.
▪ III. amp, v.2 slang (orig. and chiefly U.S.).
Brit. |æmp|, U.S. |æmp|
[‹ amp- (in amphetamine n.), perhaps partly after amp v.1 Compare earlier amped adj.2, overamp v.]
trans. To make (a person) very excited, agitated, or energetic through (or as if through) the consumption of amphetamines or another stimulant. Freq. with up.
1979Washington Post 28 May d4/3 You get amped up, but it doesn't confuse you or make you as nervous as bennies and dexies do. 1992Details Oct. 46/2 Steroids amped him up. 2002Knowledge Aug. 92/3 The deck masters..amped the crowd to suitable levels of insanity. |