pump
pump
pƌmp
pamp
/pƌmp/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "pump"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make gas or liquid move in a certain direction using a mechanical action
Transitive: to pump a gas or liquid somewhere
to pump definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He had to pump air into the bicycle tires to ensure a smooth ride.
āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāχāϕ⧇āϞ⧇āϰ āϟāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āχāύāĻœā§‡āĻ•ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to infuse or inject something, such as energy, resources, or vitality, into a system, environment, or situation
Transitive: to pump energy or resources into an activity or system
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company pumped significant funds into research and development to innovate new products.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ“ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ–āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āϤāĻšāĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻœā§‡āϰāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to interrogate someone persistently or forcefully to obtain information
Transitive: to pump sb for information
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She pumped her children for details about their day at school.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āϜāĻžāύāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāύāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϏāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to move or flow in a pulsating or irregular manner, with interruptions or fluctuations in the flow
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The lava pumped slowly from the volcano's crater, flowing down its slopes.
āϞāĻžāĻ­āĻž āφāĻ—ā§āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻŋāϰāĻŋāϰ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĸāĻžāϞ āĻŦ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to apply forceful or repetitive upward and downward motions
Transitive: to pump a lever
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He pumped the bicycle pedals to gain speed while riding uphill.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻžāχāϕ⧇āϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻĄā§‡āϞ āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϚāĻĄāĻŧāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

(surfing) waves that are consistently strong, powerful, and ideal for surfing
Informal
Specialized
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You know it ’s a good session when the swell keeps pumping like this.
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϜāĻžāύ⧇āύ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āϏ⧇āĻļāύ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻĸ⧇āω āĻāχāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇ āϜ⧁āϤāĻž, āύ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϝ āϜ⧁āϤāĻž

an open and flat women's shoe, similar to a ballerina's shoe, usually worn for dancing or exercising
Dialectbritish flagBritish
pump definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Pumps are comfortable for light exercise and casual outings.
āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āφāωāϟāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĨ¤
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the hollow muscular organ that rhythmically contracts to circulate blood through the body

pump definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Exercise strengthens the pump.
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a lightweight, low-cut athletic shoe, typically made of canvas with a rubber sole

Dialectamerican flagAmerican
plimsollbritish flagBritish
pump definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She slipped on her pumps before heading to practice.
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āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ, āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ

a mechanical device or machine that is used to move fluids or gases from one place to another by creating a flow or pressure
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Industrial processes often rely on pumps to transfer liquids from one part of the production line to another.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āϤāϰāϞāϕ⧇ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āϞāĻžāχāύ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ• āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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a type of shoe, often with a low-cut upper that does not cover the ankle, designed for comfort, sometimes worn as a high heel

Dialectamerican flagAmerican
court shoebritish flagBritish
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Evening pumps often feature a modest heel.
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āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€ āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ, āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€ āĻĢā§‹āϞāĻž

the temporary swelling and firmness of muscles during or after weight training
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
That workout gave me an insane chest pump.
āĻ“āχ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āφāωāϟāϟāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ—āϞ āĻŦ⧁āϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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