hype

IPA: hˈaɪp

(marketing) Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims.
(metonymically, slang, dated) A drug addict.
(slang) Short for hypodermic needle. [A hollow needle with a sharp point intended to puncture the skin to draw a fluid from under the skin or inject a fluid under the skin, used as part of a hypodermic syringe.]
Alternative form of hipe (“wrestling move”) [(wrestling) 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.]

(transitive) To promote heavily; to advertise or build up.
Alternative form of hipe (“wrestling move”) [(wrestling, transitive, intransitive) To throw (an opponent) using this technique.]

Examples of "hype" in Sentences

People usually don't believe in hype.
Lots of hype was in the press at the time.
That's the problem when the hype becomes the story.
The buzzwords and hype remain, and not only in the lead.
Then, I'll finally get to see what all the hype is about.
The controversy is the product of the fringe hype machine.
Once again, the hype is unrelated to the core of the paper.
He should click for a dissection of the hype behind the vote.
The purpose is to incite awareness and generate hype for the film.
Ironically, all the hype is attracting people to Portland who want more than this.
I'm more willing to try something new now, and I'll buy a book just to find out what the hype is all about.
He's pretty much what the hype is all about. he knows the game really well and is going to make them better.
And the hype is already building for Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, touted as a potential top-three pick in the April draft.
And regardless of reviews or non fan going to see it out of curiosity, many will still be filling up the seats to see what the hype is all about.
And with the notoriety of Masterton, I thought it only fitting I should read one of his more heralded works this summer to see what all the hype is about.
Ron Charles on The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry: Beneath all this hype is a moderately entertaining story of three generations in a setting rich with Wiccan wisdom and deadly misogyny ....