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pump

Main Entry: ¹pump

Function: transitive verb

Language: English

1 : bombear <to pump water : bombear agua> <to pump (up) a tire : inflar una llanta>
2 : mover (una manivela, un pedal, etc.) de arriba abajo <to pump someone's hand : darle un fuerte apretón de manos (a alguien)>
3 to pump out : sacar, vaciar (con una bomba)

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