amp

Plural: amps

Noun

• A unit of electric current; an ampere.
• the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
  • "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"
• a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP
• Clipping of ampere.
• Clipping of amplifier.
• Clipping of ampoule.
• Clipping of amputee.
• Clipping of amphetamine.
• Clipping of ampicillin.
• Clipping of ampersand.

Verb

• To amplify.
• To excite.
• To intensify or increase.
• To connect to amplifiers.

Examples

• He asked the disk jockey to amp it up.
• Playing AMP gave his score a much-needed jolt of energy.
• Well you're very amped up today, what's got you so excited?

Synonyms

A, adenosine monophosphate, adenylic acid, ampere