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1
to make short up-and-down movements
- the thighs of the bicyclists were pumping furiously as they neared the finish line
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2
to put a series of questions to
- prying neighbors pumped the guileless child for information about the family's new pool
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3
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
- pumped water from the well
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The first known use of pump was in the 15th century
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