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Definition: Meaning of, pump in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pʌmp /

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pump pumps
  1. [countable] a machine for forcing liquid or gas into or out of something
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  2. [countable usually plural] British English a flat light shoe for dancing, exercise, sport etc
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  3. [countable usually plural] American English a woman's plain shoe with no LACE s, BUCKLE s etc
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  4. [countable] an act of pumping
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
pump pumped pumped
Present Participle Third Person Singular
pumping pumps
  1. move in a direction [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to make liquid or gas move in a particular direction, using a pump
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  2. move from under ground [transitive] to bring a supply of water, oil etc to the surface from under the ground
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  3. move in and out [intransitive] also pump away to move very quickly in and out or up and down
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  4. use a pump [intransitive] also pump away to operate a pump
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  5. come out [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a liquid pumps from somewhere, it comes out suddenly in small amounts
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  6. ask questions [transitive] informal to ask someone a lot of questions in order to get information from them
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  7. drugs pump somebody full of something informal to put a lot of drugs into someone's body
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  8. exercise pump iron informal to do exercises by lifting heavy weights
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  9. medical treatment have your stomach pumped to have a medical treatment to remove things you have swallowed, using a pump
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pump used in phrases

  • air pump (noun)
    1. a piece of equipment used to put air into something
  • auxiliary pump (noun)
    1. a supplementary pump available if needed
  • bicycle pump (noun)
    1. a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air
  • bilge pump (noun)
    1. a pump to remove bilgewater
  • centrifugal pump (noun)
    1. a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a pipe
  • condensation pump (noun)
    1. vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum
  • diffusion pump (noun)
    1. vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum
  • donkey pump (noun)
    1. a supplementary pump available if needed
  • force pump (noun)
    1. pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure
  • gas pump (noun)
    1. a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks
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pump used in phrasal verbs

  • pump into (phrasal verb)
    1. pump something into something to invest a lot of money in something
  • pump out (phrasal verb)
    1. to make liquid or gas escape from a place
    2. informal to produce a lot of something
  • pump up (phrasal verb)
    1. to fill something with air using a pump
    2. informal to make something increase by a large amount
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