PUMPS Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

pumps

verb

present tense third-person singular of pump

as in bobs

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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as in interrogates

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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as in drains

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely pumped water from the well

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Recent Examples of pumps Some models backstage wore classic Thom Browne brogue pumps with red, white and blue crisscross leg straps. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 Kardashian added on a cropped jacket, completing her look with shield sunglasses and snakeskin Christian Louboutin pumps. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 Sep. 2026 Heart chamber walls change their shape, altering how the heart pumps blood. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026 Luis Torrado pumps diesel fuel into his tractor-trailer at a truck stop on September 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 The first uses a special rig that pumps sCO₂ through real downhole equipment under realistic conditions. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 The Pod sits atop your mattress and connects to a hub that pumps heated or cooled water through internal tubing, with each side of the bed running its own heat zone. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 Scoop it up for half-off, then pick up these Jeffrey Campbell pumps and a pretty clutch to complete the look. — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 The heart pumps resources, money, services, attention, out to every neighborhood. — Lisa Nee, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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Onstage at this diverse block party of young and old in Malcolm X shirts and backward Jamaican flag hats, Elsesser bobs his head as if lost in thought.

— Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Short, shiny, and loaded with texture, Wavy bobs ooze effortless glamour.

— Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of bobs

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One day scholars will teach Lepore’s work alongside Arendt’s, seeing that Lepore interrogates not simply a modern moment, but traces our current machine age back to the 17th-century conceit for artifice as improvement.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Writer-director Ari Aster interrogates not just the social and political turmoil of COVID-19, but also the way social media can exacerbate that unraveling of collective neuroses.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Definition of interrogates

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Themed milk shakes, cocktails and popcorn — in a premium new collectible Gazebo popcorn bucket that celebrates the heart of Stars Hollow’s town square — will be available for fans to purchase.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Her body shakes uncontrollably and her neck folds forward, making eye contact impossible.

— Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of shakes

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Auditing The Brand From The Customer’s POV We conduct an outside-in audit that examines the brand from the customer’s point of view.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Developed through Madrid’s ECAM Incubator, the project examines the power exercised inside a family and the artistic prestige that can shield it from scrutiny.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of examines

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Constantly landing on jokes — like in its portrayal of Lockjaw and his efforts to become a member of the Christmas Adventurers Club, a powerful white-supremacists faction — siphons a sense of urgency from the film’s sketches of American unrest and white male violence.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
The filing comes days after Spotify was accused in another class action lawsuit of permitting massive amounts of streaming fraud on its platform, which siphons royalties from artists whose numbers aren’t artificially inflated.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025

Definition of siphons

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In a viral video of the aftermath, the robot jerks back and forth to shake the glass off, showering yet more dangerous shards onto the sidewalk.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Ross’s video does not show if the SUV made contact with him, as the camera angle jerks up to the sky.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of jerks

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Brands need to understand how often they are surfaced, which questions trigger recommendations and how recommendations translate into traffic and sales.

— Max Sinclair, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Unconvinced by Kitty’s sudden engagement, Claire questions the future her sister is choosing.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

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