Thesaurus: hype

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1. n. blatant or sensational promotion
2. v. publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner
3. A throw in which the wrestler lifts his opponent from the ground, swings him to one side, knocks up his nearer thigh from the back with the knee, and throws him on his back. Intense publicity for a future event, performed in a showy or excessively dramatic manner suggesting an importance not justified by the event; as, the hype surrounding the superbowl is usually ludicrous. [PJC] 1. to publicize [e.g. a product or a future event] insistently, in a manner exaggerating the importance of; to promote flamboyantly. [wns=1] [WordNet 1.5] 2. To stimulate or excite (a person); --usually used with up, and often in the passive form; as, she was all hyped up over her upcoming wedding. [PJC]
4. Intense publicity for a future event, performed in a showy orexcessively dramatic manner suggesting an importance not justified bythe event; as, the hype surrounding the superbowl is usuallyludicrous.[PJC]
5. v:17/n:83 v. publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner