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(Entry 1 of 2)
showing urgent desire or interest
- the whole city's so pumped for this championship that it's unbelievable
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pumped
verb
past tense of pump
Synonyms & Antonyms of pumped (Entry 2 of 2)
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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- catechized,
- examined,
- grilled,
- interrogated,
- queried,
- questioned,
- quizzed,
- sweat
- (or sweated)
- [slang]
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3
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
- pumped water from the well
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“Pumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pumped. Accessed 27 Nov. 2021.
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The first known use of pumped was in 1984
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