hype (1)
21Hype — 1. stimulating experience; 2. over done publicity; exaggeration; hyperbolic description, especially as produced by the media or in advertising: all the hype about the Olympics ; 3. excitement; thrill: the hype of just being there ; 4. excited… …
22hype — I Australian Slang 1. stimulating experience; 2. over done publicity; exaggeration; hyperbolic description, especially as produced by the media or in advertising: all the hype about the Olympics ; 3. excitement; thrill: the hype of just being… …
23hype — hype1 [ haıp ] noun uncount INFORMAL the use of a lot of advertisements and other PUBLICITY to influence or interest people hype hype 2 [ haıp ] verb transitive INFORMAL to use a lot of advertisements and other PUBLICITY to influence or interest… …
24hype up — PHRASAL VERB To hype someone up means to deliberately make them very excited about something. → See also hype 2) [V n P] Everyone at school used to hype each other up about men all the time. [Also V P n (not pron)] …
25hype — 1 noun (U) attempts to make the public interested in a product, film etc by saying how good it is on television, radio etc: media hype: Despite all the media hype, I found the film very disappointing. 2 verb (T) to try to get a lot of public… …
26hype — I UK [haɪp] / US noun [uncountable] informal the use of a lot of advertisements and other publicity to influence or interest people II UK [haɪp] / US verb [transitive] Word forms hype : present tense I/you/we/they hype he/she/it hypes present… …
27Hype — Hipe Hipe, n. Also Hype Hype . [Etym. uncertain.] (Wrestling) A throw in which the wrestler lifts his opponent from the ground, swings him to one side, knocks up his nearer thigh from the back with the knee, and throws him on his back. [Webster… …
28hype — I n Exaggerated advertising. Don t believe the hype about Rhonda; she isn t all she is cracked up to be. 1960s II n Hypodermic needle. If you aren t on drugs, why are all thesehypes in your room? 1920s III adj Excellent, outstanding. Joe got a… …
29hype — 1. noun her work relies on hype and headlines Syn: publicity, advertising, promotion, marketing, exposure; informal ballyhoo, promo 2. verb a stunt to hype a new product Syn: publicize, advertise, promote, push, boost, merchandise …
30hype up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hype up : present tense I/you/we/they hype up he/she/it hypes up present participle hyping up past tense hyped up past participle hyped up informal to make something sound more interesting or impressive than… …
