at the pump
at the pumps
Definition of at the pump
US, informal
: at the places where customers buy gasoline for their cars Prices are higher at the pump. Expect long lines at the pumps this weekend.
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: a device that raises, transfers, delivers, or compresses fluids or that attenuates gases especially by suction or pressure or both
: heart
: an act or the process of pumping
: to work a pump : raise or move a fluid with a pump
: to exert oneself to pump or as if to pump something
: to move in a manner that resembles the action of a pump handle
: a shoe that grips the foot chiefly at the toe and heel
: a close-fitting woman's dress shoe with a moderate to high heel
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