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pump1
- pronunciation:
- puhmp
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a mechanical or biological device for compressing a fluid or gas, or moving it from one place to another, esp. through pipes or the like.
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| related words: |
drain, exhaust |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pumped, pumping, pumps |
| definition 1: |
to move or compress (a fluid or gas) using or as if using a pump.
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| definition 2: |
by using a pump, to take away a fluid from (often fol. by out).
We pumped the tank dry. |
| definition 3: |
to cause to fill with gas by using a pump (often fol. by up).
She pumped up her football. |
| definition 4: |
to move with a rapid, repetitive back-and-forth or up-and-down motion.
He pumped the brake pedal to test the brakes. |
| definition 5: |
to discharge from or as if from a pump.
This machine pumps water from basements. |
| definition 6: |
to try persistently or subtly to get (someone) to reveal information, gossip, or the like.
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| definition 7: |
of cells, to move (molecules or ions) in an energy-inefficient direction.
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| related words: |
drain, inflate, interrogate, query, question, quiz |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to use a pump.
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| definition 2: |
to move or compress a fluid or gas using or as if using a pump.
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| definition 3: |
to make a rapid, repetitive back-and-forth or up-and-down motion.
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| definition 4: |
of a fluid, to emerge in a stream or in spurts.
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| derivations: |
pumplike (adj.), pumper (n.) |
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