Pump

/pʌmp/ · noun

Meaning

A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas..

Definitions by Sense

1. A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
2. An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping
3. A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel; a gas pump.
4. (bodybuilding, climbing) A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
5. (colloquial) A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
6. (US, slang) The heart.
7. (obsolete, vulgar, British slang) The vagina.
8. (transitive, intransitive) To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.

Example Sentences

This pump can deliver 100 gallons of water per minute.

It takes thirty pumps to get 10 litres; he did 50 pumps of the weights.

This pump is out of order, but you can gas up at the next one.

Trump thinks: If I can actually end this war and lift sanctions on Russia, Russian oil will swamp the global market, it’ll drive down the price of gasoline at the pump and I will win the midterms.

Want a skin-stretching pump? Up the volume by using high-rep sets. A great pump is better than coming.

She gave the other girl a pump on her new bike.

Thus to and again to our paſtime we went, / And my Cards I play'd fairly to Jenny's content; / I work'd at her Pump till my Sucker grew dry, / Then I left pumping, a good Reaſon why.

I've been pumping for over a minute but the water isn't coming through.

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• pumps
• pumping
• pumped

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