hype
Pronunciation Noun

hype (uncountable)

  1. Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims.
    After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim.
Translations Verb

hype (hypes, present participle hyping; past and past participle hyped)

  1. (transitive) To promote heavily; to advertise or build up.
    They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.
Translations Adjective

hype

  1. (informal) hyped.
  2. (slang, dated) Excellent, cool.
Noun

hype (plural hypes)

  1. (slang, dated) A drug addict.
Noun

hype (plural hypes)

  1. Alternative form of hipe#English|hipe wrestling move
Verb

hype (hypes, present participle hyping; past and past participle hyped)

  1. Alternative form of hipe#English|hipe wrestling move



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