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US
/ˈpəmp/
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[ UK /pˈʌmp/ ]
[ UK /pˈʌmp/ ]
VERB
- raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
- flow intermittently
- draw or pour with a pump
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question persistently
She pumped the witnesses for information -
deliver forth
pump bullets into the dummy -
supply in great quantities
Pump money into a project -
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
pump the gas pedal -
move up and down
The athlete pumps weights in the gym
NOUN
- a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
- a low-cut shoe without fastenings
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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
How To Use pump In A Sentence
- The liquids are pumped into a battery cell that converts the chemical energy to electrical energy. Smithsonian Mag
- We carried spare water for the rad, a hand pump just in case the Dunlop pressure dropped, and maybe even a canister of petrol.
- 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
- 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 pump is capable of producing 1400 litres per hour at 16 rpm from a depth of 40 metres and is effective up to a depth of 100 metres. Archive for » 2005 » September : Sustainablog
- Otherwise you'll just have to pump as much as you can into the scheme through voluntary contributions, although scope here is limited as you are restricted to a maximum of 15% of your annual salary.
- The new pump should produce an additional 220,000 liters per hour.
- 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
