psych (redirected from psyches)

psych someone out 

1. Inf. to get someone very excited; to cause someone to lose mental control. Wow! What you just said really psyched me out! He psyched out his friends.

2. Inf. to figure someone out; to know how someone thinks. It took me a while to psych out Fred, but I have him figured out now. Don't waste time trying to psych me out. I am an enigma.

See also: out

psych someone up

Inf. to get someone excited or mentally prepared for something. I psyched myself up to sing in front of all those people. The coach psyched up the team for the game.

See also: up

psych out 

1. Inf. to have a nervous or emotional trauma; to go mad for a brief time. Another day like this one and I'll psych out for sure. He looked at the bill and psyched out.

2. Inf. to become very excited; to lose mental control. I was so angry, I almost psyched out. The kids were psyching out over the rock star.

See also: out

psych up

Inf. to get mentally ready for something. I have to psych up before the big game tonight. We want to psych up so we can play a good game.

See also: up

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psych somebody up also psych up somebody

to make someone enthusiastic about something they will do The children were so psyched up about about the trip that they could hardly sleep. Tim was psyching himself up to run the 26.2-mile course.

Usage notes: sometimes used without up: Willa is really psyched, and hopefully that will get the others excited.

See also: up

psych out somebody also psych somebody out

to make someone believe that they will fail Our strategy is to psych out the other team before the game begins. She failed the test after psyching herself out, thinking how important it was for her future.

See also: out