hype
/haɪp/
nounverbadjective
Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.
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Noun 1 meaning
Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.
“After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim.”
Verb 1 meaning
To promote or advertise heavily.
“They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.”
Adjective 1 meaning
Hyped; excited.
Where it comes from
Etymology
Clipping of hyperbole.
HYPE at a glance
HYPE has 4 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (H 4 + Y 4 + P 3 + E 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,688 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with hype
All rhymes- TYPE9
- PROTOTYPE16
- STEREOTYPE15
- PHENOTYPE19
- ARCHETYPE19
- GENOTYPE14
- SUBTYPE14
- HOLOTYPE16
- LINOTYPE13
- MONOTYPE15
- TELETYPE13
- HAPLOTYPE19
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