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- [amp]
- /æmp/
- /æmp/
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- [amp]
- /æmp/
Definitions of amps word
- abbreviation AMPS amputation. 1
- abbreviation AMPS amputee. 1
- verb with object amps to excite or energize (usually followed by up): We were so amped up for the game that we forgot to eat. 1
- noun amps Plural form of amp. 1
- noun amps plural of amp. 0
- verb amps third-person singular simple present indicative form of amp. 0
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Origin of amps
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; by shortening
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Amps
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
amps popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
amps usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for amps
noun amps
- loudspeaker — any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.
- amp — An amp is the same as an ampere.
- speaker — Tris(tram E.) 1888–1958, U.S. baseball player.
- speakers — a person who speaks.
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