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1. (n.) pump
an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes.
2. pump
a biological system that supplies energy for the transport of molecular substances against a chemical gradient, as sodium and potassium ions across the cell membrane.
3. (v.t.) pump
to raise or drive with a pump.
4. pump
to force or inject like a pump or as if by using a pump:
The gangster pumped ten bullets into him.
5. pump
to free from water or other liquid by means of a pump.
6. pump
to operate or move by an up-and-down or back-and-forth action.
7. pump
to question (someone) artfully or persistently so as to elicit information.
8. pump
to elicit (information) by questioning.
9. (v.i.) pump
to work a pump.
10. pump
to operate as a pump does.
11. pump
to move up and down like a pump handle.
12. pump
to come out in spurts.
13. pump
pump up,
14. pump
to inflate by pumping:
to pump up a tire.
15. pump
to infuse with enthusiasm, competitive spirit, etc.
16. (n.) pump
a lightweight, low-cut shoe without fastenings for women.
17. pump
a slip-on black patent leather man's shoe for wear with formal dress.
Etymology: (1720–30; orig. uncert.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pump
a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
2. (noun) heart, pump, ticker
the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
"he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
3. (verb) pump
a low-cut shoe without fastenings
4. (verb) pump
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
"pump the gas pedal"
5. (verb) pump
deliver forth
"pump bullets into the dummy"
6. (verb) pump
draw or pour with a pump
7. (verb) pump
supply in great quantities
"Pump money into a project"
8. (verb) pump
flow intermittently
9. (verb) pump
move up and down
"The athlete pumps weights in the gym"
10. (verb) pump
raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
11. (verb) pump
question persistently
"She pumped the witnesses for information"
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1. (noun) pump
a device that pushes liquid or gas into or out of sth
the water pump in the car's engine; a bicycle pump
2. (verb) pump
to push liquid or gas somewhere using a pump
They pumped the waste into the ocean.
3. pump
to move or make move up and down with a forceful rhythm
She pedaled uphill, her legs pumping furiously.; He pumped his fist and yelled, "We win!"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) PUMP
a low shoe with a thin sole
2. (noun) PUMP
an hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the piston
3. (verb) PUMP
to raise with a pump, as water or other liquid
4. (verb) PUMP
to draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship
5. (verb) PUMP
figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money, etc
6. (verb) PUMP
to work, or raise water, a pump
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Sense: a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground
Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.
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 Afrikaans: pomp |
 Arabic: مِضَخَّه |
 Bulgarian: помпа |
 Brazilian: bomba |
 Czech: pumpa |
 German: die Pumpe |
 Danish: (vand-)pumpe |
 Greek: αντλία |
 Spanish: bomba |
 Estonian: pump |
 Farsi: تلمبه |
 Finnish: pumppu |
 French: pompe |
 Hebrew: מַשאֵבָה |
 Hindi: पम्प, दमकल |
 Hungarian: szivattyú; kút |
 Indonesian: pompa |
 Icelandic: (vatns)dæla, pumpa |
 Italian: pompa |
 Japanese: ポンプ |
 Korean: 양수기 |
 Lithuanian: vandensiurblis, siurblys, |
 Latvian: sūknis |
 Malay: pam |
 Dutch: pomp |
 Norwegian: pumpe |
 Polish: pompa |
 Persian: تلمبه |
 Pashto: پمپ |
 Portuguese: bomba |
 Romanian: pompă |
 Russian: помпа |
 Slovak: pumpa |
 Slovenian: črpalka |
 Serbian: pumpa |
 Swedish: pump |
 Thai: เครื่องสูบน้ำ |
 Turkish: tulumba |
 Taiwanese: 泵 |
 Ukrainian: помпа |
 Urdu: پمپ، زمين سے پاني نکالنے |
 Vietnamese: máy bơm |
 Chinese: 泵 |
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