pump
/pˈʌmp/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
verb
- operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
“pump the gas pedal” - deliver forth
“pump bullets into the dummy” - draw or pour with a pump
- supply in great quantities
“Pump money into a project” - flow intermittently
- move up and down
“The athlete pumps weights in the gym” - raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
- question persistently
“She pumped the witnesses for information”
noun
- a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
- 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” - a low-cut shoe without fastenings
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Words that rhyme with pump
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