Alam gave the Pakistani team a pep talk.pep1 verbpep2 noun
peppep1 /pep/ verb (past tense and past participle pepped, present participle pepping) 
VERB TABLE
pep
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | pep |
| he, she, it | peps | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | pepped |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have pepped |
| he, she, it | has pepped | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had pepped |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pep |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have pepped |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am pepping |
| he, she, it | is pepping | |
| you, we, they | are pepping | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was pepping |
| you, we, they | were pepping | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been pepping |
| he, she, it | has been pepping | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been pepping |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be pepping |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been pepping |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Lower interest rates designed to pep up the corporate sector threaten to add more fuel to the consumer boom.
- This was the most encouragement the boy got there, and it proved not enough to pep up his dismal sales figures.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Alam gave the Pakistani team a pep talk.
pep somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb informal to make something or someone more active or interesting: Alam gave the Pakistani team a pep talk. The team needs a few new players to pep it up.pep1 verbpep2 noun
peppep2 noun [uncountable] WORD ORIGINpep2
Origin:
1900-2000 pepperEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- His exercise routine keeps him full of pep.
- A pep talk was all it took.
- I wondered what they said in there, what pep talks were handed out.
- In Harrogate I was to meet my editor for a pep talk.
- Rubin himself appeared on stage for a pep talk, a short and stocky 40ish fellow in business blues.
- Since I am not a person whose anxiety diminishes at the prospect of certain failure, I gave myself a pep talk.
- The metro editor sent me to cover a soccer team pep rally at Columbia University.
- This is not just a smarmy pep talk but an unflinching discussion of real angst and a real adjustment process.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Alam gave the Pakistani team a pep talk.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
informal physical energy: Alam gave the Pakistani team a pep talk.· The metro editor sent me to cover a soccer team pep rally at Columbia University.· This sentiment operates daily, not just at an occasional pep rally or assembly.
· I wondered what they said in there, what pep talks were handed out.· A pep talk was all it took.· Rubin himself appeared on stage for a pep talk, a short and stocky 40ish fellow in business blues.· Since I am not a person whose anxiety diminishes at the prospect of certain failure, I gave myself a pep talk.· In Harrogate I was to meet my editor for a pep talk.· This is not just a smarmy pep talk but an unflinching discussion of real angst and a real adjustment process.· If ever there was a time for a spirited pep talk, this is it.· His pep talk had obviously worked the night before.
an enthusiastic player, full of pep → pep talk