Synonyms of pump

pump

verb

1

as in to bob

to make short up-and-down movements

the thighs of the bicyclists were pumping furiously as they neared the finish line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bob
• shake
• jerk
• sway
• jog
• nod
• wag
• jounce
• swing
• bobble
• rock
• seesaw
• duck
• wiggle
• oscillate
• jiggle
• wobble
• drop
• undulate

2

as in to interrogate

to put a series of questions to

prying neighbors pumped the guileless child for information about the family's new pool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interrogate
• examine
• question
• grill
• catechize
• query
• sweat
• quiz
• pick the brains of
• annoy
• harass
• give the third degree to
• debrief
• pester
• canvass
• hound
• cross-examine
• cross-question
• poll

3

as in to drain

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

pumped water from the well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drain
• tap
• suck
• siphon
• draw (off)
• empty
• bleed
• evacuate
• clean
• draft
• milk
• flush
• exhaust
• purge
• vacate
• void
• clear
• deplete
• vacuate
• decant
• effuse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fill
• water
• wash
• soak
• wet
• bathe
• drench
• flood
• douse
• overflow
• drown
• inundate
• swamp
• submerge
• souse
• deluge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pump

While Tavares coach Gavin Jones ponders how to replace 18 transfer players heading into the season, just down Route 441, new Eustis coach Tanner Harris is pumping some energy into a program that has had four coaches in three years. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

These are usually available in jars, tubs, squeeze tubes, or pump bottles. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

The Cleveland Clinic describes it as a condition where the heart is enlarged and has trouble pumping blood. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

Farmers from Belgium and Germany filled up tanker trucks, pumping water from a nearby lake before heading toward the fire area to help firefighters. — Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing pump

• pump up