pump something up



pump something up

tv. to flex and tense a muscle until it is expanded to its fullest size, as with thighs and forearms. (Bodybuilding.) She pumped up her thighs and struck a pose.
See also: pump, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alvinaal-VEEN-əEnglish
JerrieJER-eeEnglish
Alvis-Norse Mythology
BẢO-Vietnamese
Amandaə-MAN-də (English), ah-MAHN-dah (Spanish, Italian, German)English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Late Roman
ElÍAse-LEE-ahs (Spanish)Spanish, Icelandic