pump someone up

pump (someone) up

tv. & in. to excite someone; to make someone enthusiastic. The coach gave a pep talk to pump the players up for the big game.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Patricia	pə-TRISH-ə (English), pah-TREE-thyah (Spanish), pah-TREE-syah (Latin American Spanish), pah-TREE-tsee-ah (German)	English, Spanish, German, Late Roman
Allison	AL-i-sən	English
Valdis	-	Latvian
Janusz	YAH-nuwsh	Polish
Ayler	['eilə]
Aikin	['eikin]