Definitions for PuMP
pʌmppump

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pumpnoun

   a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction

2. heart, pump, tickernoun

   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. pumpverb

   a low-cut shoe without fastenings

4. pumpverb

   operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal

   "pump the gas pedal"

5. pumpverb

   deliver forth

   "pump bullets into the dummy"

6. pumpverb

   draw or pour with a pump

7. pumpverb

   supply in great quantities

   "Pump money into a project"

8. pumpverb

   flow intermittently

9. pumpverb

   move up and down

   "The athlete pumps weights in the gym"

10. pumpverb

    raise (gases or fluids) with a pump

11. pumpverb

    question persistently

    "She pumped the witnesses for information"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PUMPnoun

   Etymology: pompe, Dutch and French.

   1. An engine by which water is drawn up from wells: its operation is performed by the pressure of the air.

   A pump grown dry will yield no water, unless you pour a little water into it first. Henry More, Antidote against Atheism.

   In the framing that great ship built by Hiero, Athenæus mentions this instrument as being instead of a pump, by the help of which one man might easily drain out the water though very deep. John Wilkins, Dædalus.

   These pumps may be made single with a common pump handle, for one man to work them, or double for two. John Mortimer.

   2. A shoe with a thin sole and low heel.

   Get good strings to your beards, new ribbons to your pumps. William Shakespeare, Midsummer Night’s Dream.

   Gabriel’s pumps were all unpink’d i’ th’ heel. William Shakespeare.

   Follow me this jest, now, till thou hast worn out thy pump, that when the single sole of it is worn, the jest may remain singular. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.

   Thalia’s ivy shews her prerogative over comical poesy; her mask, mantle and pumps are ornaments belonging to the stage. Henry Peacham.

   The water and sweat
   Splish splash in their pumps. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

2. To Pumpverb

   1. To raise or throw out by means of a pump.2. To examine artfully by sly interrogatories, so as to draw out any secrets or concealments.

   The one’s the learned knight, seek out,
   And pump them what they come about. Hudibras.

   Ask him what passes
   Amongst his brethren, he’ll hide nothing from you;
   But pump not me for politicks. Thomas Otway, Venice Preserv’d.

3. To Pumpverb

   To work a pump; to throw out water by a pump.

   Etymology: pompen, Dutch.

   The folly of him, who pumps very laboriously in a ship, yet neglects to stop the leak. Decay of Piety.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pump

   A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action, typically converted from electrical energy into hydraulic energy. Mechanical pumps serve in a wide range of applications such as pumping water from wells, aquarium filtering, pond filtering and aeration, in the car industry for water-cooling and fuel injection, in the energy industry for pumping oil and natural gas or for operating cooling towers and other components of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. In the medical industry, pumps are used for biochemical processes in developing and manufacturing medicine, and as artificial replacements for body parts, in particular the artificial heart and penile prosthesis. When a pump contains two or more pump mechanisms with fluid being directed to flow through them in series, it is called a multi-stage pump. Terms such as two-stage or double-stage may be used to specifically describe the number of stages. A pump that does not fit this description is simply a single-stage pump in contrast. In biology, many different types of chemical and biomechanical pumps have evolved; biomimicry is sometimes used in developing new types of mechanical pumps.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pump

   A pump is a mechanical device that is used to move fluids (such as gases or liquids) or even slurries, by physical or mechanical action. It typically works by utilizing various mechanical forces such as energy, pressure, or dragging suction to move the fluid or gas from one place to another. They are commonly used in a number of engineering systems including water/waste-water, cooling/heating, and lubrication systems among others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pumpnoun

   a low shoe with a thin sole

2. Pumpnoun

   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. Pumpverb

   to raise with a pump, as water or other liquid

4. Pumpverb

   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. Pumpverb

   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. Pumpverb

   to work, or raise water, a pump

7. Etymology: [Probably so called as being worn for pomp or ornament. See Pomp.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pump

   A pump is a device that moves fluids, or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action. Pumps can be classified into three major groups according to the method they use to move the fluid: direct lift, displacement, and gravity pumps. Pumps operate by some mechanism, and consume energy to perform mechanical work by moving the fluid. Pumps operate via many energy sources, including manual operation, electricity, engines, or wind power.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pump

   pump, n. a machine for raising water and other fluids to a higher level: a machine for drawing out or forcing in air.—v.t. to raise with a pump: to draw out information by artful questions.—v.i. to work a pump: to raise water by pumping.—ns. Pump′age, the amount pumped; Pump′-barr′el, the cylinder which forms the body of a pump.—pa.p. Pumped (coll.), out of breath, panting—sometimes with out.—ns. Pump′er; Pump′-gear, the various parts which make up a pump; Pump′-hand′le, the lever by means of which the pump is worked; Pump′-head, -hood, a frame covering the upper wheel of a chain-pump, serving to guide the water into the discharge-spout; Pump′ing-en′gine, any form of motor for operating a pump; Pump′-rod, the rod by which the handle is fixed to the bucket which moves up and down inside; Pump′-room, the apartment at a mineral spring in which the waters are drunk; Pump′-well, a well from which water is got by pumping.—Pump ship, to urinate. [O. Fr. pompe (cf. Ger. pumpe); perh. conn. with plump.]

2. Pump

   pump, n. a thin-soled shoe used in dancing.—adj. Pumped, wearing pumps. [Prob. Fr. pompe, ornament, show, from Teut., cf. Ger. pumphosen, wide pantaloons.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pump

   A well-known machine used for drawing water from the sea, or discharging it from the ship's pump-well.--Chain-pump, consists of a long chain, equipped with a sufficient number of metal discs armed with leather, fitting the cylinders closely, and placed at proper distances, which, working upon two wheels, one above deck and the other below, in the bottom of the hold, passes downward through a copper or wooden tube, and returning upward through another, continuously lifts portions of water. It is worked by a long winch-handle, at which several men may be employed at once; and it thus discharges more water in a given time than the common pump, and with less labour.--Main pumps. The largest pumps in a ship, close to the main-mast, in contradistinction to bilge pumps, which are smaller, and intended to raise the water from the bilges when a ship is laying over so that it cannot run to the main pump-well. Hand-pump, is the distinctive appellation of the common small pump. Superseded by Downton and others.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pumpnoun

   Pump of a pump-action shotgun "Sawed off shotgun, hand on the pump" -- Cypress Hill (Hand on the pump).

2. pumpnoun

   To play music loudly.

3. pumpnoun

   A term used for shoes, usually female's shoes. "Slip my pumps on"

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pumpverb

   To fill (something such as a balloon or tyre) with air, liquid or gas.

   I had to pump the flat tyre.

   
   

   Submitted by zakaria1409 on June 29, 2022  

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1. PUMP

   What does PUMP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PUMP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PUMP

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pump is ranked #76029 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pump surname appeared 253 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pump.
   
   94% or 238 total occurrences were White.
   3.1% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Draw
   • Handle
   • Internal Organ
   • Mechanical Device
   • Move
   • Question
   • Raise
   • Shoot
   • Spurt
   • Supply

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PuMP' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4711

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PuMP' in Nouns Frequency: #2274

How to pronounce PuMP?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PuMP in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PuMP in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PuMP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of PuMP in a Sentence

1. Doug Kenney:

   Cortney Brand said. Denver Basin Water is exploring the feasibility of pumping water far under the city, into the massive Denver Basin aquifer system to keep it there until the next dry spell. As Denver Water Resource Engineer Bob Peters points out, in the already arid American West, Drought is always on the horizon. We only get 15 inches of rainfall a year here in Denver Basin, and most of Denver Water comes from the mountain snowpack. That mountain snowpack melts and runs downstream, supplying water for much of the nation including the parched Southwest. When the snowpack fails the effects reach far beyond the region according to Doug Kenney, Director of the Western Water Policy Center at University of Colorado Law School. The California drought has really illustrated to people why drought in the West is important. If you consume vegetables in winter, you're probably getting those from Southern California, so from farm products to general economic health, not only do these things resonate throughout the rest of the country but throughout the rest of the world. A secondary source of water comes from underground aquifers which nature filled over the course of millions of years, and which humans are draining at a massive rate. Even though the aquifer system under the city of Denver Basin covers an area the size of the Connecticut, Peters said, The Denver Basin ground water is non-renewable so if you pump that water it's gone. What we're talking about is taking our renewable water supplies and injecting them into the aquifer to keep the aquifer replenished. With core samples taken every 10 feet down, the bore holes being drilled beneath Denver Basin will provide geologic data about how well the various open bowls in the rock will hold water without losing any to seepage or cracks. Cities like Phoenix, Wichita and San Antonio are already banking water underground and because it doesn't have the same downsides as above-ground reservoirs the method will surely become more common. Reservoirs are really tough to build, politically and financially, Kenney said.

2. Romesh Kalita:

   We are fully dependent on rainfall for our cultivation, and we are hit badly when it is delayed or there is a drought, even if we hire a pump and get water, it isn't enough.

3. Harold Wanger:

   These turbines are better than an oil well, an oil well will pump dry up on ya. And these turbines will keep runnin'.

4. Medtronic Plc:

   An unauthorized person with special technical skills and equipment could potentially connect wirelessly to a nearby insulin pump to change settings and control insulin delivery.

5. Sheriff Mike Chitwood:

   The 14-year-old comes out of the garage with a pump shotgun, levels it at deputies, and despite warnings to drop it, she walks back into the garage. She comes back a second time, and that's when deputies open fire.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PuMP
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PuMP
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pump
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PuMP
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PuMP
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PuMP
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=PuMP
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html