English dictionary
pump
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
noun
- a low-cut shoe without fastenings
noun
- the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
verb
- question persistently
verb
- deliver forth
verb
- operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
verb
- raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
verb
- move up and down
verb
- draw or pour with a pump
verb
- flow intermittently
verb
- supply in great quantities
Example sentences
he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
She pumped the witnesses for information
pump bullets into the dummy
pump the gas pedal
The athlete pumps weights in the gym
Pump money into a project