extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion

his first album hit the stores amid a storm of hype

promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its benefits

an industry quick to hype its products

they were hyping up a new anti-poverty idea

a hypodermic needle or injection

stimulate or excite (someone)

I was hyped up because I wanted to do well

Especially in Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling: a manoeuvre in which a wrestler lifts an adversary with both arms, often placing a knee between the thighs to throw the opponent off balance, and then swings him or her to the ground.

Of cattle: to butt, push with the head or horns; to gore.