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H0355200 (hīp) Slang n.1. Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion: the hype surrounding the murder trial.2. Exaggerated or extravagant claims made especially in advertising or promotional material: "It is pure hype, a gigantic PR job" (Saturday Review).3. An advertising or promotional ploy: "Some restaurant owners in town are cooking up a $75,000 hype to promote New York as 'Restaurant City, U.S.A.'" (New York).4. Something deliberately misleading; a deception: "[He] says that there isn't any energy crisis at all, that it's all a hype, to maintain outrageous profits for the oil companies" (Joel Oppenheimer).tr.v. hyped, hyp·ing, hypes To publicize or promote, especially by extravagant, inflated, or misleading claims: hyped the new book by sending its author on a promotional tour.

[Partly from hype, a swindle (perhaps from hyper-) and partly from hype(rbole).]

hype²

H0355200 (hīp) Slang n.1. A hypodermic injection, syringe, or needle.2. A drug addict.tr.v. hyped, hyp·ing, hypes To stimulate or excite. Often used with up: All that coffee really hyped me up. The kids were hyped up even before the party began.

[Shortening and alteration of hypodermic.]

hype

(haɪp) n (Medicine) a hypodermic needle or injectionvb1. (usually foll by: up) to inject oneself with a drug2. (tr) to stimulate artificially or excite[C20: shortened from hypodermic]

hype

(haɪp) n1. a deception or racket2. (Commerce) intensive or exaggerated publicity or sales promotion: media hype. 3. (Commerce) the person or thing so publicizedvb (tr) 4. (Commerce) to market or promote (a product) using exaggerated or intensive publicity5. to falsify or rig (something)6. (Pop Music) (in the pop-music business) to buy (copies of a particular record) in such quantity as to increase its ratings in the charts[C20: of unknown origin] ˈhyper n ˈhyping n

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(haɪp)

v. hyped, hyp•ing,
n. Informal. v.t. 1. to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usu. fol. by up). 2. to create interest in by flamboyant or dramatic methods; promote or publicize showily. 3. to intensify or increase, often by questionable methods: extra features added to cars to hype profits. 4. to trick; gull. n. 5. intensive or exaggerated publicity or promotion. 6. a flamboyant or questionable claim, method, etc., used in advertising or publicity. 7. a swindle, deception, or trick. [1925–30, Amer.; in sense “to trick, swindle,” of uncertain orig.; subsequent senses perhaps by reanalysis as a shortening of hyperbole] hyp′er, n.

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n. Slang. 1. a hypodermic needle. 2. a drug addict. [1920–25; shortening of hypodermic; compare hypo¹]

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Past participle: hyped
Gerund: hyping

Imperative
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Present
I hype
you hype
he/she/it hypes
we hype
you hype
they hype

Preterite
I hyped
you hyped
he/she/it hyped
we hyped
you hyped
they hyped

Present Continuous
I am hyping
you are hyping
he/she/it is hyping
we are hyping
you are hyping
they are hyping

Present Perfect
I have hyped
you have hyped
he/she/it has hyped
we have hyped
you have hyped
they have hyped

Past Continuous
I was hyping
you were hyping
he/she/it was hyping
we were hyping
you were hyping
they were hyping

Past Perfect
I had hyped
you had hyped
he/she/it had hyped
we had hyped
you had hyped
they had hyped

Future
I will hype
you will hype
he/she/it will hype
we will hype
you will hype
they will hype

Future Perfect
I will have hyped
you will have hyped
he/she/it will have hyped
we will have hyped
you will have hyped
they will have hyped

Future Continuous
I will be hyping
you will be hyping
he/she/it will be hyping
we will be hyping
you will be hyping
they will be hyping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hyping
you have been hyping
he/she/it has been hyping
we have been hyping
you have been hyping
they have been hyping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hyping
you will have been hyping
he/she/it will have been hyping
we will have been hyping
you will have been hyping
they will have been hyping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hyping
you had been hyping
he/she/it had been hyping
we had been hyping
you had been hyping
they had been hyping

Conditional
I would hype
you would hype
he/she/it would hype
we would hype
you would hype
they would hype

Past Conditional
I would have hyped
you would have hyped
he/she/it would have hyped
we would have hyped
you would have hyped
they would have hyped

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hype - blatant or sensational promotionballyhoo, hoopla, plugpromotion, promotional material, publicity, packaging - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"
Verb	1.	hype - publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading mannerpublicize, bare, publicise, air - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"

hype

noun (Slang)1. publicity, promotion, build-up, plugging (informal), puffing, racket, razzmatazz (slang), brouhaha, ballyhoo (informal) There was a lot of hype before the film came out.verb1. (sometimes with up) publicize, push, promote, advertise, build up, plug (informal), puff (up), talk up (informal) We had to hype the film to attract the financiers.

hype

nounSlang. A systematic effort or part of this effort to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:advertisement, ballyhoo, buildup, promotion, publicity, puffery.Informal: pitch, plug.verbSlang. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:ballyhoo, boost, build up, enhance, promote, publicize, puff, talk up, tout.Informal: plug.

Translations

bombolanciare [un prodotto]promuovere [un prodotto]

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get hype

slang To become extremely excited about something. The concert's tonight—get hype!See also: get, hype

hype

1. verb, slang To promote someone or something, often in an aggressive or excessive manner. The more the student council tries to hype this event, the lamer it seems.2. noun A high level of excitement or attention surrounding someone or something. That band is super popular, but I just don't get the hype.3. noun, slang A hypodermic needle. Don't touch that hype!4. noun, slang An injected dose of drugs. She got super high off that hype you gave her.5. noun, slang An addict who injects others with drugs. Those junkies are looking for a hype to get them high tonight.6. adjective, slang Very excited. Oh man, I'm so hype for the match tonight. The concert's tonight—get hype!7. adjective, slang Very good or appealing. Whoa, this is a hype song!

hyped (up)

1. Very excited and energetic. Loud music gets the team hyped up before a game.2. Overly and aggressive publicized. Once something is too hyped, it becomes completely unappealing to me.3. High on drugs. Of course she's hyped up—look at how dilated her pupils are!See also: hype

hype up

1. To publicize someone or something in an aggressive, possibly unwarranted, manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hype" and "up." All those commercials hyped the movie up way too much—I have no interest in seeing it now.2. To cause someone to become extremely excited. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hype" and "up." Loud music hypes up the team before a game.See also: hype, up

blow a hype

To react in an unnecessarily dramatic way. Don't blow a hype, OK? This really isn't a big deal.See also: blow, hype

hype artist

slang Someone who promotes someone or something, often in an aggressive or excessive manner. Dave's a hype artist for student council—of course he's going to try to get us to go to their event.See also: artist, hype

hype someone or something (up)

to promote, advertise, or boost someone or something, often excessively. No matter how much they hyped it up, it was still a very dull movie. Her agent hyped her up as a great actress.

hype up

v.1. To publicize or promote something or someone, especially by extravagant, inflated, or misleading claims: The publicist hyped up the new movie. The marketers hyped the new clothing line up.2. To stimulate or excite someone: The news that I got the job hyped me up. The warm-up act hyped up the crowd before the big comedian came onstage.See also: hype, up

blow a hype

tv. to overreact; to spaz out. I was afraid she would blow a hype about the broken window. See also: blow, hype

hype

(hɑɪp)1. n. publicity; sales propaganda; promotion, especially if blatant and aggressive. There was so much hype before the picture was released that the picture itself was a letdown. 2. tv. to publicize or promote someone or something aggressively; to overpraise someone or something. Let’s hype it until everyone in the country has heard about it. 3. and hipe n. a hypodermic syringe and needle. (Drugs.) She forgot to clean the hype. 4. n. an injection of drugs. (Drugs.) Ernie needed a hype real bad. 5. n. a drug addict who injects drugs. (Drugs.) The hypes have a rough time in prison. 6. mod. really good; excellent. Now this is a truly hype pizza!

hype artist

n. someone who produces aggressive promotional material for a living. She is a hype artist for a public relations firm. See also: artist, hype

hype something up

tv. to overpraise something; to propagandize something. They hyped it up too much. See also: hype, something, up

hyped (up)

1. mod. excited; stimulated. She said she had to get hyped before the tennis match. 2. mod. contrived; heavily promoted; falsely advertised. I just won’t pay good money to see these hyped up movies. 3. mod. drug intoxicated. (Drugs.) Here comes another hyped up musician. See also: hype, up

hyped

verbSee hyped upSee also: hype

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noun publicity

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verb publicize

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noun a systematic effort or part of this effort to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity

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verb to increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity

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noun blatant or sensational promotion

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verb publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner

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