Entry Word: pump

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to make short up-and-down movements <the knees of the bicyclists were pumping furiously as they neared the finish line> — see nod
2 to put a series of questions to <prying neighbors pumped the guileless child for information about the familyʼs new pool> — see examine 1
3 to remove (liquid) gradually or completely <pumped water from the well> — see drain 1