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pump iron
 pump1top: jet pumpbottom: centrifugal pumppump 1 P0657700 (pŭmp)n.1. A machine or device for raising, compressing, or transferring fluids.2. Physiology A molecular mechanism for the active transport of ions or molecules across a cell membrane.3. Physics Electromagnetic radiation used to raise atoms or molecules to a higher energy level.4. Informal The heart.5. Informal The place where consumers purchase gasoline. Used with the: gas prices rising at the pump.v. pumped, pump·ing, pumps v.tr.1. To cause to flow by means of a pump or pumplike organ or device: Derricks pumped oil out of the ground. The heart pumps blood throughout the body.2. To draw, deliver, or pour forth: a writer who pumped out a new novel every year.3. To propel, eject, or insert: pumped new life into the economy.4. To cause to move with an up-and-down or back-and-forth motion: a bicyclist pumping the pedals; a piston pumping a shaft.5. To push or pull (a brake or lever, for instance) rapidly: a driver pumping the brakes.6. To shoot (bullets, for example) at or into: a gunner pumping rounds at a target.7. Physics To raise (atoms or molecules) to a higher energy level by exposing them to electromagnetic radiation at a resonant frequency.8. Physiology To transport (ions or molecules) against a concentration gradient by the expenditure of chemically stored energy.9. To invest (money) repeatedly or persistently in something.10. To question closely or persistently: pump a witness for secret information.11. Informal To promote or publicize vigorously: The company pumped its new product on its website.v.intr.1. To operate a pump.2. To move gas or liquid with a pump or a pumplike organ or device.3. To move up and down or back and forth in a vigorous manner: My legs were pumping as I ran up the stairs.4. To flow in spurts: Blood was pumping from the wound.5. Sports To fake a throw, pass, or shot by moving the arm or arms without releasing the ball.Phrasal Verb: pump up1. To inflate with gas by means of a pump: pump up a tire.2. Slang To fill with enthusiasm, strength, or energy: The lively debate really pumped us up.3. Sports To be actively involved in a bodybuilding program: athletes pumping up at the gym.Idiom: pump iron Sports To lift weights.
[Middle English pumpe.]
pump′er n.
pump 2 P0657700 (pŭmp)n. A shoe that has a closed back and is cut low around the toes, usually with heels and no fastenings.
[Origin unknown.]pump iron vb (Weightlifting) (intr) slang to exercise with weights; do body-building exercises Translations
pump iron
pump (some) ironTo lift weights (to improve one's body shape or increase one's muscle mass). My brother-in-law is obsessed with pumping iron and getting huge biceps. I'm going to gym after work to pump some iron.See also: iron, pumppump (some) ironSl. to lift weights for exercise. Andy went down to the gym to pump some iron. Mary's hobbies are pumping iron and running.See also: iron, pumppump ironLift weights, as in She's started pumping iron three times a week. This idiom was born with the late-20th-century stress on physical fitness. [Second half of 1900s] See also: iron, pumppump iron If someone pumps iron, they lift heavy weights for exercise. Unlike Richard, I hadn't spent hours pumping iron and running on the treadmill.See also: iron, pumppump iron exercise with weights. informalSee also: iron, pumppump ˈiron (informal) do exercises in which you lift heavy weights in order to strengthen your muscles: I should take more exercise, but I’m not interested in pumping iron at the local gym three evenings a week.See also: iron, pumppump iron verbSee pump some ironSee also: iron, pump pump iron Sports To lift weights.See also: iron, pumpEncyclopediaSeepump |