<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)<ul><li>To make happily excited or full of eager anticipation.</li><li>Example: "Your stories about Edinburgh have psyched me more than ever for my trip there next year!"</li><li>To prepare mentally and emotionally so as to be in the right frame of mind to do one's best (often followed by up).</li><li>Example: "He sat with his eyes closed in the aircraft, psyching himself for his first parachute jump."</li><li>To intimidate, make nervous, mislead, etc., in order to gain an advantage.</li><li>Example: "A good chess player knows how to psych the opponent."</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Interjection</strong></p><ul><li>Sometimes used after deliberately misleading someone, to let them know they’ve been fooled.<ul><li>Example: "I’ve decided to put the house up for sale, and the agent is coming by in an hour... Psych!"</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase</strong></p><ul><li>Psych-out<ul><li>To prepare mentally and emotionally for a challenge.</li><li>Example: "I have to psych myself up for the annual family reunion."</li><li>To create excitement and eager anticipation in.</li><li>Example: "Beach parties, road trips, stargazing, barbecues—here are 10 tunes to psych you up for summer!"</li></ul></li></ul>