pump

Plural: pumps

Noun

• a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
• the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
• a low-cut shoe without fastenings
• A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
• An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping
• A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel; a gas pump.
• A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
• A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
• The heart.
• The vagina.
• A low-top shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas upper; a low-top canvas sneaker.
• A type of women's shoe which leaves the instep uncovered and has a relatively high heel, especially a stiletto (with a very high and thin heel)
• A dancing shoe.
• A type of shoe without a heel.

Verb

Verb Forms: pumped, pumping, pumps

• To cause a fluid to flow using a mechanical device.
• operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
  • "pump the gas pedal"
• deliver forth
  • "pump bullets into the dummy"
• draw or pour with a pump
• supply in great quantities
  • "Pump money into a project"
• flow intermittently
• move up and down
  • "The athlete pumps weights in the gym"
• raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
• question persistently
  • "She pumped the witnesses for information"
• To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.
• To inject or pour (something) into someone or something in a manner similar to a pump.
• To put (a person or part of the body) under a stream of water from a pump, as a punishment or as a form of medical treatment; to force a pump of water upon or on someone.
• To gain something, especially information, from (a person) by persistent questioning.
• To have sex with; to sexually penetrate, especially with a thrusting motion.
• To express milk from (a breast) by means of a breast pump.
• To fill with air by means of a pump; to inflate.
• To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.
• To enlarge the body by means of weightlifting or steroid use.
• To shake (a person's hand) vigorously.
• Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy.
• To kick, throw, or hit the ball far and high.
• To pass gas; to fart quietly.
• To pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them.
• To inject silicone into the body in order to try to achieve a fuller or curvier look.
• To fire a bullet from a firearm.
• To load a shell into the chamber of a pump-action shotgun by pumping the mechanism.

Examples

• He pumped up the air-bed by hand, but used the service station air to pump up the tyres.
• He ran on, pumping another round up into his scattergun.
• He tried to pump new life into his Scrabble game by drawing fresh tiles.
• I pumped my fist with joy when I won the race.
• I've been pumping for over a minute but the water isn't coming through.
• I've pumped over 1000 gallons of water in the last ten minutes.
• It takes thirty pumps to get 10 litres; he did 50 pumps of the weights.
• Last night's party was really pumping.
• She gave the other girl a pump on her new bike.
• She was wearing a lovely new pair of pumps.
• The waves were really pumping this morning.
• This pump can deliver 100 gallons of water per minute.
• This pump is out of order, but you can gas up at the next one.

Synonyms

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