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| pump [ pump ] |
verb (past and past participle pumped, present participle pump·ing, 3rd person present singular pumps) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make liquid or gas flow: to force a liquid or gas to flow
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2. transitive verb make something move up and down: to move a handle, lever, or other device up and down energetically
  frantically pumping the brakes
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3. transitive verb ask somebody questions: to try to get information from somebody by asking questions repeatedly and forcefully
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4. transitive verb U.S. make somebody excited: to make somebody excited and enthusiastic about something
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informal
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The team was really pumped for the game.
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5. transitive verb medicine flush out somebody's stomach: to flush out the contents of somebody's stomach, usually to remove poison, drugs, or alcohol. A tube and a funnel are used to pour in water and allow the diluted stomach contents to run out.
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noun (plural pumps) |
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1. mechanical engineering device for moving liquid or gas: a device that is used to raise, compress, or transfer liquids or gases and is operated by a piston or similar mechanism
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2. physiology way of moving ions or molecules: a mechanism for the active movement of ions or molecules across a cell membrane
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3. regional agriculture pile of vegetables: a heap of vegetables, usually potatoes, covered with earth and mulch and sometimes stored in a shed
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| [15th century. Probably ultimately an imitation of the sound of pumping] |
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