amp
part of speech
noun (amp, amps); verb (amp up, amps up, amped up, amping up); adjective (amped, slang)
meaning for a pupil
1) Short for «ampere», the unit used to measure electric current. tree →
2) Short for «amplifier», a machine that makes sound from a guitar or microphone louder. tree →
3) (slang) «Amp up» means make something stronger or more exciting. tree →
4) (slang) «Amped» means very excited. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons on electricity, current is measured in amps (A) with an ammeter. In music, a guitarist plugs into an amp. In slang, people get «amped» for a match or a concert.
examples
- The current in the circuit was two amps. tree →
- The guitar was plugged into a huge amp. tree →
- Turn the amp down, it's too loud! tree →
- This fuse is rated at 13 amps. tree →
- The coach amped up the training before the final. tree →
- I'm so amped for the school trip! tree →
note
Symbol for the unit is A. In maths and science problems, amps measure current; volts measure push; watts measure power (watts = volts × amps). The full word «ampere» is named after André-Marie Ampère.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «amp» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.