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    hype
    /hʌɪp/

    noun

    • 1. extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion: "his first album hit the stores amid a storm of hype"

    verb

    • 1. promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its benefits: "an industry quick to hype its products"

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  2. HYPE definition: 1. a situation in which something is advertised and discussed in newspapers, on television, etc. a…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of HYPE is publicity; especially : promotional publicity of an extravagant or contrived kind. How to use hype in a sentence.

  4. Hype is the use of a lot of publicity and advertising to make people interested in something such as a product.

  5. Hype definition: to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up). See examples of HYPE used in a sentence.

  6. Define hype. hype synonyms, hype pronunciation, hype translation, English dictionary definition of hype. Slang n. 1. Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion: the hype surrounding the murder trial. 2. Exaggerated or extravagant claims made especially in...

  7. As a noun, hype means extravagant claims about a person or product. All the hype about a miraculous new kind of mop might influence you to buy one, but after trying it out you'll realize it's just a mop.

  8. Definition of hype verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. hype. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hype1 /haɪp/ noun [uncountable] attempts to make people think something is good or important by talking about it a lot on television, the radio etc – used to show disapproval → exaggeration Some experts are concerned that the new drug won’t live up to all the hype.

  10. Hype definition: to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up). See examples of HYPE used in a sentence.

  11. Definitions of 'hype' 1. Hype is the use of a lot of publicity and advertising to make people interested in something such as a product. [disapproval] [...] 2. To hype a product means to advertise or praise it a lot. [disapproval] [...] More. Conjugations of 'hype' present simple: I hype, you hype [...] past simple: I hyped, you hyped [...]