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pump¹ Definition

pump (pump)

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

Etymology: ME pumpe < MDu pompe < Sp bomba, prob. of echoic orig.

transitive verb

  1. to raise or move (fluids) with a pump
  2. to remove water, etc. from, as with a pump
  3. to drive air into with a pump or bellows
  4. to force in, draw out, drive, move up and down, pour forth, etc. by means of a pump or as a pump does
  5. to apply force to with a pumping, up-and-down motion
  6. Informal
    1. to question closely and persistently
    2. to get (information) from a person in this way
  7. Physics to transfer or inject energy into (particles, the electrons of a laser, etc.)

intransitive verb

  1. to work a pump
  2. to raise or move water, etc. with a pump
  3. to move up and down or go by moving up and down like a pump handle or piston
  4. to flow in, out, or through by, or as if by, being pumped
  5. Basketball, Football to fake a shot or a throw

pump¹ Idioms

pump iron

Slang to lift barbells in weight-lifting exercises

pump up

  1. to inflate (a tire, ball, etc.) with air
  2. Informal to fill with confidence, enthusiasm, etc.

pump² Definition

pump (pump)

noun

a low-cut shoe without straps or ties; esp., such a woman's shoe with a moderate to high heel

Etymology: < ? prob. < Fr colloq. pompe, boot, shoe, lit. pump: jocular for a shoe which pumps in the water

pump Synonyms

pump

n.

Types of pumps include: air, chain, force, Geissler, lift, mercury, sand, shell, Sprengel, suction, sump, fuel, oil, heat, vacuum, oscillating, rotary displacement, piston, centrifugal, volute centrifugal, turbine centrifugal, jet, bucket; pulsometer, hydraulic ram;

pump Synonyms

pump

v.

pump Usage Examples

Object

  • station: Via a water pumping station, the stony road leads to the dam with the railroad.
  • gallon: It was equipped with a ladder and a pump that could pump 350 gallons ( 1600 liters ) a minute.
  • sewage: Long-term sewage treatment and disposal options are currently under consideration by WOSWA, including the option of pumping sewage to Stevenston.

Adjective modifier

  • submersible: Includes: 2 assembled rustic oak tubs, cast iron Village pump, electric submersible pump, high quality rigid PVC liner.
  • centrifugal: For high flow rates and at low pressure, centrifugal pumps are clearly the best, according to Hennecke.
  • peristaltic: Peristaltic pumps put a high demand on replacement tubes.
  • hydraulic: NOTE: The power cylinder check is primarily a flow capacity check of the hydraulic pump.
  • rotary: A simple search for " rotary pumps " brings less than a dozen papers.
  • electric: Tonkin's was the first garage in the village to have electric gasoline pumps in 1938.

Modifies a noun

  • priming: Such projects have been able to attract further major funding from other sources as a result of our early ' pump priming ' .
  • inhibitor: This usually consists of a combination of three drugs - a proton pump inhibitor plus two antibiotics - taken daily for one week.
  • dispenser: Price: £ 5.50 Inc. VAT Reusable Pump Dispenser These pump dispensers are available for easy replacement of the shampoo or conditioner caps.
  • impeller: Secondly, those solids that pass through the pump will be liquidized by the pump impeller, making efficient removal of solids almost impossible.
  • inlet: In addition, the fuel pump inlet pressure indicates possible cavitation at the fuel pump inlet in flight.

Noun used with modifier

  • proton: This usually consists of a combination of three drugs - a proton pump inhibitor plus two antibiotics - taken daily for one week.
  • insulin: The majority of existing pump users received their consumables via the insulin pump distributor.
  • gasoline: I dont notice much difference till I see the numbers turn over on the gasoline pump LPG is here to stay.
  • bilge: We then discovered a problem with the bilge pump.
  • heat: Access to a suitable piece of ground or body of water would be required to use a heat pump.
  • vacuum: Von Guericke had earlier prepared a large hollow sphere from which he had removed the air using a vacuum pump of his invention.

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