pump
noun
- 1
a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
- 2
a low-cut shoe without fastenings
- 3
the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
verb
- 1
question persistently
She pumped the witnesses for information
- 2
deliver forth
pump bullets into the dummy
- 3
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
pump the gas pedal
- 4
raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
- 5
move up and down
The athlete pumps weights in the gym
- 6
draw or pour with a pump
- 7
flow intermittently
- 8
supply in great quantities
Pump money into a project
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