Pronunciations
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/pʌmp/
Noun
A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
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This pump can deliver 100 gallons of water per minute.
An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping.
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It takes thirty pumps to get 10 litres; he did 50 pumps of the weights.
A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel; a gas pump.
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This pump is out of order, but you can gas up at the next one.
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Trump thinks: If I can actually end this war and lift sanctions on Russia, Russian oil will swamp the global market, it’ll drive down the price of gasoline at the pump and I will win the midterms.
A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
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Want a skin-stretching pump? Up the volume by using high-rep sets. A great pump is better than coming.
A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
Usage- Colloquial
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She gave the other girl a pump on her new bike.
The heart.
Usage- US usage
- Slang
The vagina.
Usage- UK usage
- Obsolete
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- Vulgar
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Thus to and again to our paſtime we went, / And my Cards I play'd fairly to Jenny's content; / I work'd at her Pump till my Sucker grew dry, / Then I left pumping, a good Reaſon why.
Verb
To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.
Usage- Intransitive
- Transitive
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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.
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With each beat, your heart's left ventricle pumps blood into your arteries, which are all different sizes.
To inject or pour (something) into someone or something in a manner similar to a pump.
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The underlying cause of the warming is human activities pumping carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say. But the reasons why marine heating is speeding up now are far from clear.
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.
Usage- Obsolete
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Pump him soundly, impudent Fellow.
‘So much the worse for him. I've had my eye on him for some time. He shall be prettily pumped upon.’
To gain something, especially information, from (a person) by persistent questioning.
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But pump not me for politics.
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I had no idea why he wanted to be sociable, but as we chatted in there it suddenly occurred to me the fellow was trying to get at something - in fact, pumping me.
Occasionally, I've thought about the positive side of being involved with someone with your privileges. I have thought that it's a relief that your parents have money. In a pinch, if something were to happen, to either one of us, you could pump your parents for money. I hope it never gets to that but it's nice knowing that there's some rich in-laws out there.
"Did Dora just offer up that advice, or were you pumping her for information?" "Shoot, I outed my informant. I'm a terrible spy."
To have sex with; to sexually penetrate, especially with a thrusting motion.
Usage- UK usage
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Thus to and again to our paſtime we went, / And my Cards I play'd fairly to Jenny's content; / I work'd at her Pump till my Sucker grew dry, / Then I left pumping, a good Reaſon why.
Pump my tight hole so long and hard that I can't walk or sit when you're done.
To express milk from (a breast) by means of a breast pump.
Usage- Intransitive
- Transitive
To fill with air by means of a pump; to inflate.
Usage- often
- Transitive
- followed by up
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He pumped up the air-bed by hand, but used the service station air to pump up the tyres.
To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.
Usage- Transitive
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I pumped my fist with joy when I won the race.
To enlarge the body by means of weightlifting or steroid use.
To shake (a person's hand) vigorously.
Usage- Transitive
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Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy.
Usage- US usage
- Intransitive
- Slang
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The waves were really pumping this morning.
Last night's party was really pumping.
To kick, throw, or hit the ball far and high.
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Blackburn pumped long balls towards Diouf as they became increasingly desperate to salvage a point, but Wigan held on for a win that may prove crucial in their quest for Premier League survival.
To pass gas; to fart quietly.
Usage- UK usage
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- Vulgar
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People never pumped, just never never, but sometimes ye got smells.
To pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them.
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Sure enough, rather than pumping a message to the Console window, you will now see a message box displaying your message
The CLR pumps messages automatically during a wait, reducing the likelihood of this but it can show up in native code.
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c. 2012, Microsoft, .NET Framework 4.5 documentation for Marshal.CleanupUnusedObjectsInCurrentContext The interop system pumps messages while it attempts to clean up RCWs.
To inject silicone into the body in order to try to achieve a fuller or curvier look.
Usage- Colloquial
To fire a bullet from a firearm.
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As quick as was el adrea, Tarzan of the Apes was quicker, and so the great beast crashed against a tree where he had expected to feel the soft flesh of man, while Tarzan, a couple of paces to the right, pumped another bullet into him that brought him clawing and roaring to his side.
To load a shell into the chamber of a pump-action shotgun by pumping the mechanism.
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He ran on, pumping another round up into his scattergun.
Noun
A low-top shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas upper; a low-top canvas sneaker.
Usage- UK usage
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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)
Usage- Canada
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She was wearing a lovely new pair of pumps.
A dancing shoe.
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Gabriel's pumps were all unpinkt i' th' heel
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So I laid down my knittin', an' got up, an' stole ovir to the banes, an' nivir believe me iv I didn't see, sittin' right forenint me, in the very middle of thim, a bit of an ould man, not a quarther so big as a new-born child, wid a little cocked hat an his head, an' a dudeen in his mouth, smokin' away; an' a plain, ould-fashioned, dhrab-coloured coat, wid big brass buttons upon it, an his back, an' a pair o' massy silver buckles in his shoes, that a'most covered his feet they war so big, an' he workin' away as hard as ivir he could, heelin' a little pair o' pumps.
Ballerine - or ballet pumps - are the Milanese woman's footwear 'de rigeur', and not just because there are so many cobbled streets to walk over and are therefore infinitely preferable to heels.
A type of shoe without a heel.
Noun
a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
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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
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he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
a low-cut shoe without fastenings
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Verb
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
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pump the gas pedal
deliver forth
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pump bullets into the dummy
draw or pour with a pump
supply in great quantities
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Pump money into a project
flow intermittently
move up and down
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The athlete pumps weights in the gym
raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
question persistently
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She pumped the witnesses for information