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[amp] / æmp /
NOUN
amplifier
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Of course, Cumming is still happy to put on a glittery outfit, amp up his Scottish accent and pretend to be the lord of the castle on “The Traitors.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Suddenly, you’re not getting the guitar amp or the drums in that mic,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

It’s hard to see anyone but the most rabid Wings fan interested in, say, guitarist Laurence Juber’s amp or similar artifacts from the horn section, but on the other hand, this is a Wings retrospective.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

It’s the latest concept from a husband-and-wife team on a mission to amp up airport downtime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

They had discovered the X ray, the cathode ray, the electron, and radioactivity, invented the ohm, the watt, the Kelvin, the joule, the amp, and the little erg.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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