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    keyed up

    adjective

    • 1. nervous, tense, or excited, especially before an important event: "he was a really keyed up, anxious guy"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › keyed upKeyed up Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of KEYED UP is in a state of nervous excitement. How to use keyed up in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishKEYED UP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    KEYED UP definition: 1. very excited or nervous, usually before an important event: 2. very excited or nervous, usually…. Learn more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishKEYED UP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are keyed up, you are very excited or nervous before an important or dangerous event. I wasn't able to sleep that night; I was so keyed up. Synonyms: nervous, strained, anxious, tense More Synonyms of keyed up. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  5. grammarist.com › idiom › keyed-upKeyed Up – Meaning and Origin - GRAMMARIST

    Keyed Up – Meaning and Origin. Keyed up means to be in a heightened state of nervous excitement or anticipation. This idiom has its roots tracing back to the late 1800s and has been widely used to capture those jittery moments before significant events.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishkeyed up adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of keyed up adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › keyed+upKeyed up - definition of keyed up by The Free Dictionary

    1. an instrument or tool by which something ( eg a lock or a nut) is turned. Have you the key for this door? llave. 2. in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes. piano keys. tecla. 3. in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc. tecla.

  8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › keyed-upkeyed up | meaning of keyed up in Longman Dictionary of...

    keyed up meaning, definition, what is keyed up: worried or excited: Learn more.