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hype

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhaɪp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/haɪp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hīp)

Inflections of 'hype' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

hypes: v 3rd person singular

hyping: v pres p

hyped: v past

hyped: v past p

hype¹ /haɪp/USA pronunciation v., hyped, hyp•ing, [Informal.]
v. [~ + object]

Informal Termsto stimulate;
excite:The kids were all hyped about going to Disneyland.
Informal Termsto create interest in or publicize in a showy way;
tout:The car was hyped as America's answer to foreign imports.

n. [uncountable]

Informal Termsexaggerated publicity, advertising, or promotion:a lot of sales hype.

hype¹ (hīp),USA pronunciation v., hyped, hyp•ing, n. [Informal.]
v.t.

Informal Termsto stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually fol. by up):She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
Informal Termsto create interest in by flamboyant or dramatic methods;
promote or publicize showily:a promoter who knows how to hype a prizefight.
Informal Termsto intensify (advertising, promotion, or publicity) by ingenious or questionable claims, methods, etc. (usually fol. by up).
Informal Termsto trick;
gull.

Informal Termsexaggerated publicity;
hoopla.
Informal Termsan ingenious or questionable claim, method, etc., used in advertising, promotion, or publicity to intensify the effect.
Informal Termsa swindle, deception, or trick.

1925–30, American; in sense "to trick, swindle,'' of uncertain origin, originally; subsequent senses perh. by reanalysis as a shortening of hyperbole

hype² (hīp),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]

Medicine, Slang Termsa hypodermic needle.
Slang Termsa drug addict, esp. one who uses a hypodermic needle.

compare hypo¹ shortening of

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

hype /haɪp/ slang n

a hypodermic needle or injection

(intransitive) usually followed by up: to inject oneself with a drug
(transitive) to stimulate artificially or excite

Etymology: 20th Century: shortened from hypodermic

hype /haɪp/ n

a deception or racket
intensive or exaggerated publicity or sales promotion

vb (transitive)

to market or promote (a product) using exaggerated or intensive publicity

Etymology: 20th Century: of unknown origin

'hype' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

hip - media - ballyhoo - hyper - hypo

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Collocations: there's (been) a lot of hype [over, about, surrounding] the new [game, model], a lot of [media, press, sales, marketing, network] hype (about), create hype for the new [game], more...

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