pump
Nouns
- (n) a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
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(n) 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
- (n) a low-cut shoe without fastenings
Verbs
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(v) operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
- pump the gas pedal
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(v) deliver forth
- pump bullets into the dummy
- (v) draw or pour with a pump
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(v) supply in great quantities
- Pump money into a project
- (v) flow intermittently
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(v) move up and down
- The athlete pumps weights in the gym
- (v) raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
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(v) question persistently
- She pumped the witnesses for information