adj
Meaning 1
Hyped; excited.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hype
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/haɪp/
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CMU ARPABET: HH AY1 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Excellent, cool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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noun
Meaning 3
Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: business, marketing
Examples
- After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim.
Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 4
Clipping of hypodermic needle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
Examples
- hype kit
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noun
Meaning 5
A drug addict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, metonymically, slang
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noun
Meaning 6
Alternative form of hipe (“wrestling move”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
Meaning 7
To promote or advertise heavily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 8
Alternative form of hipe (“wrestling move”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 9
blatant or sensational promotion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ballyhoo, hoopla, plug
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging
verb
Meaning 10
publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: publicize, publicise, air, bare
History
Etymology
Clipping of hyperbole.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: hyp — promotion
- Chinese Mandarin: 炒作 (chǎozuò) — promotion
- Dutch: hype — promotion
- Estonian: haipima — promotion
- Finnish: mainonta — promotion
- Finnish: ylimainonta — promotion
- Finnish: hypetys — promotion
- French: matraquage publicitaire — promotion
- French: promotion — promotion
- French: propagande — promotion
- French: battage médiatique — promotion
- German: Hype — promotion
- Hungarian: hírverés — promotion
- Hungarian: felhajtás — promotion
- Hungarian: médiafelhajtás — promotion
- Hungarian: reklámozás — promotion
- Hungarian: hájp — promotion
- Hungarian: hűhó — promotion
- Hungarian: szenzációkeltés — promotion
- Hungarian: propaganda — promotion
- Portuguese: promoção — promotion
- Portuguese: propaganda — promotion
- Portuguese: sensação — promotion
- Russian: шуми́ха (šumíxa) — promotion
- Russian: хайп (xajp) — promotion
- Spanish: furor — promotion
- Spanish: propaganda exagerada — promotion
- Spanish: bombo — promotion
- Swedish: hajp — promotion
- Swedish: hype — promotion
- Ukrainian: шуми́ха (šumýxa) — promotion
- Ukrainian: хайп (xajp) — promotion
- Ukrainian: гайп (hajp) — promotion
- Chinese Mandarin: 炒作 (chǎozuò) — to promote
- Dutch: promoten — to promote
- Finnish: hypettää — to promote
- Finnish: ylimainostaa — to promote
- French: promouvoir — to promote
- German: werben — to promote
- Portuguese: promover — to promote
- Spanish: promocionar — to promote
- Spanish: dar mucho bombo — to promote
- Spanish: meter bombo — to promote
- Swedish: hajpa — to promote