English to English noun
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a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction | source: wordnet30
2 |
the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body | Example:
• he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
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3 |
a low-cut shoe without fastenings | source: wordnet30
4 |
A low shoe with a thin sole. | source: webster1913
5 |
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. | source: webster1913 verb
6 |
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal | Example:
• pump the gas pedal
source: wordnet30 Example:
• pump bullets into the dummy
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8 |
draw or pour with a pump | source: wordnet30
9 |
supply in great quantities | Example:
• Pump money into a project
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• The athlete pumps weights in the gym
source: wordnet30
12 |
raise (gases or fluids) with a pump | source: wordnet30 Example:
• She pumped the witnesses for information
source: wordnet30
14 |
To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid. | source: webster1913
15 |
To work, or raise water, a pump. | source: webster1913
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