PUMP
Scrabble letter values: P3U1M3P3 = 10
Definition
- noun a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction.
- noun the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs. — synonyms: heart, ticker
- noun a low-cut shoe without fastenings.
- verb operate like a pump.
- verb deliver forth.
- verb draw or pour with a pump.
- verb supply in great quantities.
- verb flow intermittently.
- verb move up and down.
- verb raise (gases or fluids) with a pump.
- verb question persistently.
Examples
- “its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body”
- “he stood still, his heart thumping wildly”
- “move up and down, like a handle or a pedal”