pep up

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pep up

The coach tried to pep up the team during halftime.

Definition

Verb (transitive): 1. To make something more interesting, lively, or energetic. 2. To spur on or encourage someone, especially by cheers or shouts.

Usage and Examples

  • To make more interesting or lively:

    • She added some colorful charts to pep up her presentation.
    • Let's pep up this room with some new paint and pictures.
    • A good soundtrack can really pep up a workout.

  • To spur on or encourage:

    • The coach's speech pepped up the team before the final game.
    • The crowd's cheers pepped up the runners in the last mile.
Advanced Usage
  • The phrase can be used reflexively, though less commonly.
    • I need a strong coffee to pep myself up for the meeting.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pep (noun): Energy, liveliness, or spirit.
    • He was full of pep this morning.
  • Peppy (adjective): Lively, energetic.
    • She has a very peppy personality.
Synonyms
  • Enliven
  • Invigorate
  • Energize
  • Stimulate
  • Encourage
  • Cheer on
Phrasal Verbs
  • Pep up is itself a phrasal verb. It is separable.
    • We need to pep this party up. (Separated)
    • We need to pep up this party. (Together)
Related Idioms
  • A shot in the arm: Something that provides a sudden boost of energy or encouragement (similar in meaning to "pep up").
    • The new investment was a real shot in the arm for the project.
pep up

The coach tried to pep up the team during halftime.

Verb
  1. make more interesting or lively
    • juice up a party
    • pep up your paper
  2. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
    • The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers

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