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present tense third-person singular of pump
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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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- catechizes,
- examines,
- grills,
- interrogates,
- queries,
- questions,
- quizzes,
- sweats
- [slang]
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3
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
- pumped water from the well
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