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'pump' - used as a noun
1. a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
2. the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
3. a low-cut shoe without fastenings

'pump' - used as a verb
4. operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
pump the gas pedal
5. deliver forth
pump bullets into the dummy
6. draw or pour with a pump
7. supply in great quantities
Pump money into a project
8. flow intermittently
9. move up and down
The athlete pumps weights in the gym
10. raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
11. question persistently
She pumped the witnesses for information

derived forms
1. Pump / Plural
pumps
2. Pump / Past
pumped
3. Pump / Third Person
pumps
4. Pump / Present Participle
pumping
Variations of 'pump'
 
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