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psych verb [ sʌɪk ]

• mentally prepare (someone) for a testing task or occasion.
• "he had to psych himself for a tough conversation with his wife"
Similar: nerve oneself, steel oneself, prepare, prepare oneself, gear oneself up, arm oneself, brace oneself, get ready, urge oneself on, gird (up) one's loins, get in the mood, get in the right frame of mind,
• analyse (something) in psychological terms.
• "mother had it all psyched out in three minutes"
• make a psychic bid.

psych noun

• short for psychiatrist or psychologist.
• psychedelic rock music.
• "the music is inspired by American psych, blues, and metal"
• a psychic bid.

psych adjective

• short for psychiatric.
• "the psych ward"
• denoting or relating to psychedelic rock music.
• "a rare old psych album"

psych out

• intimidate an opponent or rival by appearing very confident or aggressive.
"he works hard to psych out the competition"

psych up

• mentally prepare someone for a testing task or occasion.
"we had to psych ourselves up for the race"



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