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pump

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[ US /ˈpəmp/ ]
[ UK /pˈʌmp/ ]
VERB
  1. raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
  2. flow intermittently
  3. draw or pour with a pump
  4. question persistently
    She pumped the witnesses for information
  5. deliver forth
    pump bullets into the dummy
  6. supply in great quantities
    Pump money into a project
  7. operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
    pump the gas pedal
  8. move up and down
    The athlete pumps weights in the gym
NOUN
  1. a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
  2. a low-cut shoe without fastenings
  3. 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
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How To Use pump In A Sentence

  • We carried spare water for the rad, a hand pump just in case the Dunlop pressure dropped, and maybe even a canister of petrol.
  • Does the plain, unsugared doughy type bagel look alike surpass the overly decorated with hundreds and thousands and pumped full of sweet chemicals with optional coating of chocolate (half dipped) Tescos Express doughnut win every time? Rabbit Stew. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
  • The liquids are pumped into a battery cell that converts the chemical energy to electrical energy. Smithsonian Mag
  • As the increase of THC is pumped into the bloodstream, there are no measurable tools to indicate the level of what might be considered an intoxicated level for marijuana, and any classification of such a level [one toke] could be considered illegal and on par with alcohol? 2008 June 28 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous
  • When Harry's turned on, his adrenaline flows and the endorphins pump, and he feels alive instead of dead.
  • But that means there will be a lot of pumpkin flesh left over - and it shouldn't go to waste. The Sun
  • The man pumped up the pressure and returned to kneel in front of William. A Roomful of Birds - Scottish short stories 1990
  • In a matter of hours, the Bay area was completely depleted of pumps, splashboards and self-bailers.
  • The new pump should produce an additional 220,000 liters per hour.
  • I must pump the tyres up on my bike.
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