pump out

verb

pumped out; pumping out; pumps out
informal
: to produce (something) quickly and frequently
The author pumps out a book every year.

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Your skeleton has a demanding day job, pumping out fresh new blood cells and serving as a mineral bank for calcium, not to mention keeping your head up and preventing your organs from collapsing into a disappointing puddle. — New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026 But in the meantime, fighting for people’s health against industrial pollution of America’s air and water or pumping out unhealthy food has not been the defining rallying cry for the party in recent years. — Brinda Adhikari, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026 The resulting hybrid powertrain pumps out a very impressive 907 horses, significantly more than the 631 hp produced by even the range-topping Huracán models, the Performante and EVO. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026 The Alienware 18 Area-51 is huge, with a massive 18-inch screen that pumps out gorgeously high resolution at a flabbergasting 300Hz frame rate. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pump out

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“Pump out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pump%20out. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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