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pump
(pʌmp)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense pumps, present participle pumping, past tense, past participle pumped
1. countable noun
A pump is a machine or device that is used to force a liquid or gas to flow in a particulardirection.
...pumps that circulate the fuel around in the engine.
There was no water in the building, just a pump in the courtyard.
You'll need a bicycle pump to keep the tyres topped up with air.
2. verb
To pump a liquid or gas in a particular direction means to force it to flow in that directionusing a pump.
It's not enough to get rid of raw sewage by pumping it out to sea. [VERB noun with adverb]
The money raised will be used to dig bore holes to pump water into the dried-up lake. [VERB noun preposition]
...drill rigs that are busy pumping natural gas. [VERB noun]
Age diminishes the heart's ability to pump harder and faster under exertion. [VERB]
Synonyms: drive out, empty, drain, force out More Synonyms of pump
3. countable noun [oft noun NOUN]
A petrol or gas pump is a machine with a tube attached to it that you use to fill a car with petrol.
There are already long queues of vehicles at petrol pumps.
...gas pumps.
4. verb [usually passive]
If someone has their stomach pumped, doctors remove the contents of their stomach, for example because they have swallowed poison or drugs.
She was released from hospital yesterday after having her stomach pumped. [have noun VERB-ed]
[Also be VERB-ed] 5. verb
If you pump money or other resources into something such as a project or an industry, you invest a lot of money or resources in it.
[informal] The Government needs to pump more money into community care. [VERB noun + into]
Synonyms: supply, send, pour, inject More Synonyms of pump
6. verb
If you pump someone about something, you keep asking them questions in order to get information.
[informal] He ran in every five minutes to pump me about the case. [V n + about/for]
He must have pumped Janey for details. [V n about/for n]
Stop trying to pump information out of me. [V n + out of/from]
Synonyms: interrogate, probe, quiz, cross-examine More Synonyms of pump
7. verb
To pump bullets into someone means to fire a lot of bullets into them very quickly.
[written]Synonyms: fire, shoot, discharge, let off More Synonyms of pump
8. countable noun
Pumps are canvas shoes with flat rubber soles which people wear for sports and leisure.
[mainly British]regional note: in AM, use trainers 9. countable noun
Pumps are women's shoes that do not cover the top part of the foot and are usually madeof plain leather.
[US]regional note: in BRIT, use court shoes10.
See to prime the pump
11. to pump iron
Phrasal verbs:
See pump out
See pump up
More Synonyms of pump
pump in British English 1
(pʌmp)
noun
1.
any device for compressing, driving, raising, or reducing the pressure of a fluid, esp by means of a piston or set of rotating impellers
2. biology
a mechanism for the active transport of ions, such as protons, calcium ions, and sodium ions, across cell membranes
a sodium pump
verb
3. (when tr, usually foll by from, out, into, away, etc)
to raise or drive (air, liquid, etc, esp into or from something) with a pump or similardevice
4. (tr; usually foll by in or into)
to supply in large amounts
to pump capital into a project
5. (transitive)
to deliver (shots, bullets, etc) repeatedly with great force
6.
to operate (something, esp a handle or lever) in the manner of a pump or (of something) to work in this way
to pump the pedals of a bicycle
7. (transitive)
to obtain (information) from (a person) by persistent questioning
8. (intr; usually foll by from or out of)
(of liquids) to flow freely in large spurts
oil pumped from the fissure
Word origin
C15: from Middle Dutch pumpe pipe, probably from Spanish bomba, of imitative originpump in British English 2
(pʌmp)
noun
1.
a low-cut low-heeled shoe without fastenings, worn esp for dancing
2.
a type of shoe with a rubber sole, used in games such as tennis; plimsoll
Word origin
C16: of unknown originpump in American English 1
(pʌmp)
noun
1.
any of various machines that force a liquid or gas into or through, or draw it out of, something, as by suction or pressure
2. Informal
the heart
verb transitive
3.
to raise or move (fluids) with a pump
4.
to remove water, etc. from, as with a pump
5.
to drive air into with a pump or bellows
6.
to force in, draw out, drive, move up and down, pour forth, etc. by means of a pump or as a pump does
7.
to apply force to with a pumping, up-and-down motion
8. Informal
a.
to question closely and persistently
b.
to get (information) from a person in this way
9. Physics
to transfer or inject energy into (particles, the electrons of a laser, etc.)
verb intransitive
10.
to work a pump
11.
to raise or move water, etc. with a pump
12.
to move up and down or go by moving up and down like a pump handle or piston
13.
to flow in, out, or through by, or as if by, being pumped
14. Basketball and American Football
to fake a shot or a throw
Idioms:
pump iron
pump up
Word origin
ME pumpe < MDu pompe < Sp bomba, prob. of echoic orig.pump in American English 2
(pʌmp)
noun
a low-cut shoe without straps or ties; esp., such a woman's shoe with a moderate to high heel
Word origin
< ? prob. < Fr colloq. pompe, boot, shoe, lit. pump1: jocular for a shoe which pumps in the waterpump in Chemical Engineering
(pʌmp)
Word forms: (regular plural) pumps
noun
(Chemical Engineering: Fluids storage and transport)
centrifugal pump, diaphragm pump, gear pump, piston pump, pumping, reciprocating pumpA pump is a device used for moving a liquid.
A pump forces the washer fluid to the nozzles.
A pump forces the feed water through a preheater.
A pump is a device used for moving a liquid.
pump in Mechanical Engineering
(pʌmp)
Word forms: (regular plural) pumps
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Fluid engineering)
centrifugal pump, heat pumpA pump is a device used for moving a liquid.
A pump forces the washer fluid to the nozzles.
A pump is a device for moving a liquid.
A pump is a device used for moving a liquid.
More idioms containingpump
prime the pump
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Examples of 'pump' in a sentencepump
In other languagespump
British English: pump /pʌmp/ NOUN
A pump is a machine that is used to force a liquid or gas to flow in strong regular movements in a particular direction.
...a petrol pump.
- American English: pump
- Arabic: مَضَخَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: bomba máquina
- Chinese: 泵
- Croatian: pumpa
- Czech: čerpadlo
- Danish: pumpe
- Dutch: pomp
- European Spanish: bomba máquina
- Finnish: pumppu
- French: pompe vélo
- German: Pumpe
- Greek: αντλία
- Italian: pompa
- Japanese: ポンプ
- Korean: 펌프
- Norwegian: pumpe
- Polish: pompa
- European Portuguese: bomba máquina
- Romanian: pompă
- Russian: насос
- Latin American Spanish: bomba
- Swedish: pump
- Thai: เครื่องปั๊ม
- Turkish: pompa
- Ukrainian: насос
- Vietnamese: bơm
British English: pump /pʌmp/ VERB
To pump a liquid or gas in a certain direction means to force it to flow in that direction, using a pump.
Workers pumped water from the building's basement.
- American English: pump
- Arabic: يَضُخُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: bombear
- Chinese: 泵吸
- Croatian: pumpati
- Czech: pumpovat
- Danish: pumpe
- Dutch: pompen
- European Spanish: bombear
- Finnish: pumpata
- French: pomper
- German: pumpen
- Greek: αντλώ
- Italian: pompare
- Japanese: ポンプで注入する
- Korean: 펌프로 퍼올리다
- Norwegian: pumpe
- Polish: napompować
- European Portuguese: bombear
- Romanian: a pompa
- Russian: работать насосом
- Latin American Spanish: bombear
- Swedish: pumpa blåsa upp
- Thai: สูบ
- Turkish: pompalamak
- Ukrainian: качати
- Vietnamese: bơm
All related terms of 'pump'
Chinese translation of 'pump'
pump
(pʌmp)
n (c)
- (for liquid, gas)
泵
(bèng) (个(個), gè) - (for getting water)
抽水机(機)
(chōushuǐjī) (台, tái) - (for inflating sth)
打气(氣)筒
(dǎqìtǒng) (个(個), gè) - (esp Brit, = shoe)
浅(淺)口无(無)带(帶)皮鞋
(qiǎnkǒu wúdài píxié)
vt
- (= move)to pump sth into/out of/up from sth [liquid, gas]
把某物从(從)某物抽入/抽出/抽上去
(bǎ mǒuwù cóng mǒuwù chōurù/chōuchū/chōu shàngqù) - (= obtain) [oil, water, gas]
用泵抽
(yòng bèng chōu)water/petrol pump水/油泵
(shuǐ/yóubèng)to pump money into sth (inf)不断(斷)把钱(錢)投入某事
(bùduàn bǎ qián tóurù mǒushì)to have one's stomach pumped洗胃
(xǐwèi)to pump sb for information (inf)从(從)某人处(處)探出消息
(cóng mǒurén chù tànchū xiāoxi)
All related terms of 'pump'
1 (verb)
Definition
to raise or drive (air, liquid, etc.) with a pump, esp. into or from something
drill rigs that are busy pumping natural gas
Synonyms
drive out
empty
I emptied the washing machine.
drain
machines to drain water out of the mines
force out
bail out
siphon
draw off
2 (verb)
Definition
to supply in large amounts
The government must pump more money into community care.
Synonyms
supply
send
pour
inject
The afterburners inject fuel into the hot gases emitted.
3 (verb)
Definition
to obtain information from (someone) by persistent questioning
He ran in every five minutes to pump me for details.
Synonyms
interrogate
I interrogated everyone who was even slightly involved.
probe
quiz
Detectives quizzed them for four hours before they were released.
cross-examine
The accused's lawyers will get a chance to cross-examine him.
grill (informal)
worm out of
give someone the third degree
He gave me the third degree on my relationship with you.
question closely
4 (verb)
blood pumping from a head wound
Synonyms
spurt
I saw flames spurt from the roof.
run
cisterns to catch rainwater as it ran off the walls
course
The tears coursed down his cheeks.
flow
A stream flowed down into the valley.
flood
Enquiries flooded in from all over the world.
pour
Blood was pouring from his broken nose.
jet
A cloud of white smoke jetted out from the trees.
stream
Tears streamed down their faces.
spill
When the bell rings, more than 1,000 children spill from the classrooms.
gush
Piping hot water gushed out of the tap.
spout
In a storm, water spouts out of the blowhole just like a whale.
squirt
a splat of cream that squirts from a plastic container
5 (verb)
The soldier pumped five bullets into the target.
Synonyms
fire
a huge gun designed to fire nuclear or chemical shells
shoot
He shot an arrow into the air.
discharge
He was tried for unlawfully and dangerously discharging a weapon.
let off
phrasal verb
Additional synonyms
in the sense of course
Definition
(of a liquid) to run swiftly
The tears coursed down his cheeks.
Synonyms
run,
flow,
stream,
gush,
race,
speed,
surge,
dash,
tumble,
scud,
move apace
in the sense of cross-examine
Definition
to question closely or relentlessly
The accused's lawyers will get a chance to cross-examine him.
Synonyms
question,
grill (informal),
quiz,
interrogate,
catechize,
pumpin the sense of discharge
Definition
to fire (a gun)
He was tried for unlawfully and dangerously discharging a weapon.
Synonyms
fire,
shoot,
set off,
explode,
activate,
let off,
detonate,
let loose (informal)
Synonyms of 'pump'
pump
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of drain
Definition
to draw off or remove (liquid) from
machines to drain water out of the mines
Synonyms
remove,
draw,
empty,
withdraw,
milk,
tap,
pump,
bleed (informal),
evacuatein the sense of empty
Definition
to make or become empty
I emptied the washing machine.
Synonyms
clear,
drain,
gut,
void,
unload,
pour out,
unpack,
unburden,
remove the contents of,
MT
in the sense of flood
Definition
to flow or surge
Enquiries flooded in from all over the world.
Synonyms
stream,
flow,
rush,
pour,
surgein the sense of flow
Definition
the advancing of the tide
A stream flowed down into the valley.
Synonyms
run,
course,
rush,
sweep,
move,
issue,
pass,
roll,
flood,
pour,
slide,
proceed,
stream,
run out,
surge,
spill,
go along,
circulate,
swirl,
glide,
ripple,
cascade,
whirl,
overflow,
gush,
inundate,
deluge,
spurt,
teem,
spew,
squirt,
purl,
well forth
in the sense of give someone the third degree
He gave me the third degree on my relationship with you.
Synonyms
interrogate,
question,
examine,
ask,
pump,
grill (informal),
quiz,
cross-examine,
cross-question
in the sense of gush
Definition
to speak or behave in an overenthusiastic manner
Piping hot water gushed out of the tap.
Synonyms
flow,
run,
rush,
flood,
pour,
jet,
burst,
stream,
cascade,
issue,
spurt,
spoutin the sense of inject
The afterburners inject fuel into the hot gases emitted.
Synonyms
pump,
force,
send,
drive,
supply,
push,
pourin the sense of jet
A cloud of white smoke jetted out from the trees.
Synonyms
stream,
course,
issue,
shoot,
flow,
rush,
surge,
spill,
gush,
emanate,
spout,
spew,
squirtin the sense of pour
Definition
to flow or cause to flow out in a stream
Blood was pouring from his broken nose.
Synonyms
flow,
stream,
run,
course,
rush,
emit,
cascade,
gush,
spout,
spewin the sense of quiz
Definition
to investigate by close questioning
Detectives quizzed them for four hours before they were released.
Synonyms
question,
ask,
interrogate,
examine,
investigate,
pump (informal),
grill (informal),
catechizeAdditional synonyms
in the sense of run
Definition
to flow or cause (liquids) to flow
cisterns to catch rainwater as it ran off the walls
Synonyms
flow,
pour,
stream,
cascade,
go,
move,
issue,
proceed,
leak,
spill,
discharge,
gush,
spout,
coursein the sense of shoot
Definition
to fire (a missile or missiles) from a weapon
He shot an arrow into the air.
Synonyms
fire,
launch,
discharge,
project,
hurl,
fling,
propel,
emit,
let fly
in the sense of spill
Definition
(of large numbers of people) to come out of a place
When the bell rings, more than 1,000 children spill from the classrooms.
Synonyms
emerge,
flood,
pour,
mill,
stream,
surge,
swarm,
crowd,
teemin the sense of spout
Definition
(of a liquid or flames) to pour out in a stream or jet
In a storm, water spouts out of the blowhole just like a whale.
Synonyms
stream,
shoot,
gush,
spurt,
jet,
spray,
surge,
discharge,
erupt,
emit,
squirtin the sense of squirt
Definition
to force (a liquid) or (of a liquid) to be forced out of a narrow opening
a splat of cream that squirts from a plastic container
Synonyms
spurt,
shoot,
gush,
burst,
jet,
surge,
erupt,
spewin the sense of stream
Definition
to pour in a continuous flow
Tears streamed down their faces.
Synonyms
flow,
run,
pour,
course,
issue,
flood,
shed,
spill,
emit,
glide,
cascade,
gush,
spout