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  • verb transitive To inflate by means of a pump.
  • verb transitive To inflate with a pumping action.
  • verb transitive, figuratively To excite a person or group to a frenzy.
  • verb intransitive, bodybuilding : To cause one's muscles to swell by means of focussed weightlifting.

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