pump out
phrasal 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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These glass valves sucked up power by the hundreds of watts each and pumped out a lot of waste heat.
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New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
In fact, Georgia is perhaps the biggest recent beneficiary of that shift, with the Hyundai Metaplant pumping out electric vehicles near Savannah and Rivian expecting to soon start vertical construction on its EV plant east of Atlanta this year.
—Brian Moody, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Snowmaking machines were busy pumping out snow for weeks.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The administration’s official social-media feeds pump out far-right xenophobic memes and celebrate deportations with ASMR videos of undocumented immigrants in shackles.
—Donald Moynihan, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
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New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
In fact, Georgia is perhaps the biggest recent beneficiary of that shift, with the Hyundai Metaplant pumping out electric vehicles near Savannah and Rivian expecting to soon start vertical construction on its EV plant east of Atlanta this year.
—Brian Moody, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Snowmaking machines were busy pumping out snow for weeks.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The administration’s official social-media feeds pump out far-right xenophobic memes and celebrate deportations with ASMR videos of undocumented immigrants in shackles.
—Donald Moynihan, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 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 18 Feb. 2026.
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