| Amplify, in a way |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Sep 2025 |
| Amplify, informally |
Newsday |
29 May 2025 |
| Invitation to a dog while patting the bed, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jan 2025 |
| Words said while patting a stool, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
18 Aug 2023 |
| Overly excite |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Sep 2021 |
| Supercharge |
New York Times |
04 Mar 2021 |
| Get on the wagon |
LA Times Daily |
02 Aug 2020 |
| Get on the wagon |
The Washington Post |
02 Aug 2020 |
| Energize |
New York Times |
22 Feb 2020 |
| Boost the horsepower of |
Universal |
07 May 2019 |
| Modify for drag racing, e.g |
USA Today |
20 Jan 2019 |
| Boost the horsepower of |
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| Modify for drag racing, e.g. |
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| Boost the horsepower of |
New York Times |
01 Oct 2017 |
| Boost the horsepower of |
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| Increase the energy of |
New York Times |
28 Mar 2016 |
| Amplify, so to speak |
Newsday |
14 Jan 2016 |
| "Climb onto Papa's lap!" |
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| Make more powerful, so to speak |
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| Amplify, informally |
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| "Jump into Daddy's lap!" |
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| "Jump into Mommy's lap!" |
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| Jump aboard |
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| What you might have to do to sit on a barstool |
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| Make more powerful, in slang |
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| "Jump into Daddy's lap!" |
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| Make excited |
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| Excite |
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| Reach a higher level? |
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| Increase the power of, as an engine |
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| Turn on |
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| Turn on |
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