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Amp

/æmp/

Short for ampere.

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📖 Definitions of "Amp"

noun

1
Short for ampere.
2
Short for amplifier.
3
Short for ampoule.
4
Short for amputee.

verb

1
(usually with up) To amplify.
"He asked the disk jockey to amp it up."
2
(usually with up) To excite.
3
(usually with up) To intensify or increase.
"2014, Andy Paul, Amp Up Your Sales, AMACOM Books"

🔄 Synonyms of "Amp"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
anoun	Adult; as used in film rating.
amperenoun	A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A
adenosine monophosphatenoun	(biochemistry) A nucleotide, found in all animal muscle cells, reversibly convertible to adenosine diphosphate and adenosine triphosphate.
adenylic acidnoun	(organic chemistry) A nucleotide found in RNA. It is an ester of phosphoric acid with the nucleoside adenosine. It consists of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar ribose, and the nucleobase adenine.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Amp"

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Word	Definition
amperenoun	A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A
anoun	Adult; as used in film rating.
adenosine monophosphatenoun	(biochemistry) A nucleotide, found in all animal muscle cells, reversibly convertible to adenosine diphosphate and adenosine triphosphate.
adenylic acidnoun	(organic chemistry) A nucleotide found in RNA. It is an ester of phosphoric acid with the nucleoside adenosine. It consists of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar ribose, and the nucleobase adenine.
amplifiernoun	(electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
amplificationnoun	The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
sectionnoun	A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
separatorynoun	Used to separate.
bulbnoun	A light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape).
wellnoun	(manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
articlenoun	A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.
panenoun	An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.
campnoun	An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures.
spanoun	A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring.
ampoulenoun	A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
agpnoun	Autogynephilic, or in the manner of an autogynephile.
ppanoun	(computing) Initialism of Personal Package Archive, a software repository for managing source packages in Ubuntu.
andnoun	(music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
pnpnoun	(games) Synonym of PnP.
mpanoun	(film) Initialism of Motion Picture Association.