pep up
Third Person
peps up
Present Participle
pepping up
Past Tense
pepped up
Past Participle
pepped up
1
to inspire someone, especially with enthusiastic cheers or words of encouragement
- Whenever I feel demotivated, her words always pep me up.
- The team was down by two goals, but the fans tried to pep them up with their loud cheering.
- We need to pep him up; he seems nervous before his big presentation.
- The crowd began to pep up when the underdog team scored a surprise point.
- The coach gave a rousing speech at halftime to pep up the players.
2
to make something more energetic or exciting
- She added a few jokes to pep up her speech and keep the audience engaged.
- The party was a bit dull, but the DJ played a few tracks that pepped things up.
- To pep up the design, they introduced some vibrant patterns.
- Adding some colorful pillows can pep up a dull room.
- We need to pep up this presentation with some visuals.
3
to boost something that is not progressing
- The company revamped its website to pep up online user engagement.
- The team introduced a new marketing campaign to pep up sales.
- The TV channel introduced a new lineup of shows to pep up their evening viewership.
- The mobile game developer added new in-game challenges and rewards to pep up in-app purchases.
- Seeing the team's energy waning, the coach brought in a motivational speaker to pep up their spirits.