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verbDefinition of PUMP
intransitive verb
1
: to work a pump : raise or move a fluid with a pump
2
: to exert oneself to pump or as if to pump something
3
: to move in a manner that resembles the action of a pump handle
transitive verb
1
a : to raise (as water) with a pump b : to draw fluid from with a pump
2
: to pour forth, deliver, or draw with or as if with a pump <pumped money into the economy> <pump new life into the classroom>
3
a : to question persistently <pumped him for the information> b : to elicit by persistent questioning
4
a : to operate by manipulating a lever b : to manipulate as if operating a pump handle <pumped my hand warmly> c : to cause to move with an action resembling that of a pump handle <a runner pumping her arms>
5
: to transport (as ions) against a concentration gradient by the expenditure of energy
6
a : to excite (as atoms or molecules) especially so as to cause emission of coherent monochromatic electromagnetic radiation (as in a laser) b : to energize (as a laser) by pumping
— pump iron
: to lift weights
Examples of PUMP
- He pumped the water up from the bottom of the boat.
- The machine suddenly stopped pumping.
- We pumped the boat dry.
- We had to pump the basement out.
- Your heart pumps blood all over your body.
- I could feel the blood pumping through my veins.
- Blood pumped out of the cut.
First Known Use of PUMP
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