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Meaning of 'pump'
Meaning of 'pump' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Pump 
[ n.]
- A low shoe with a thin sole. [ n.]- An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the piston.
2. Pump [ v. i.]
- To work, or raise water, a pump. [ v. i.]3. Pump [ v. t.]
- To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid. [ v. t.]- To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship.
- Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money, etc.
Meaning of 'pump' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. pump [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
- the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
Example in sentence:
- he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
2. pump [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- deliver forth
- deliver forth
Example in sentence:
- pump bullets into the dummy
Meaning (3):
- supply in great quantities
- supply in great quantities
Example in sentence:
- Pump money into a project
Meaning (4):
- operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
- operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
Example in sentence:
- pump the gas pedal
Meaning (5):
- question persistently
- question persistently
Example in sentence:
- She pumped the witnesses for information
Meaning (6):
- move up and down
- move up and down
Example in sentence:
- The athlete pumps weights in the gym
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