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☆ hype (hīp)

noun

  1. hypodermic
  2. a drug addict

transitive verb hyped, hyping hyp′·ing

to stimulate or enliven by or as by the injection of a drug: usually in pp. with up a hyped-up fanatic
hype2 definition

hype (hīp)

noun

  1. deception or fraud
  2. extravagant or excessive promotion

Etymology: ? < hyperbole, infl. by verb sense of hype

transitive verb hyped, hyping hyp′·ing

  1. to deceive or con
  2. to promote in a sensational way

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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