PUMP

/pʌmp/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. noun a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction.
  2. noun the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs. — synonyms: heart, ticker
  3. noun a low-cut shoe without fastenings.
  4. verb operate like a pump.
  5. verb deliver forth.
  6. verb draw or pour with a pump.
  7. verb supply in great quantities.
  8. verb flow intermittently.
  9. verb move up and down.
  10. verb raise (gases or fluids) with a pump.
  11. verb question persistently.

Examples

  • “This pump can deliver 100 gallons of water per minute.”
  • “It takes thirty pumps to get 10 litres; he did 50 pumps of the weights.”
  • “This pump is out of order, but you can gas up at the next one.”

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