pump
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: pŭmp
ipa: /pʌmp/
rhymes: -ʌmp
Forms: form: pumps
Etymology: From Middle English pumpe, possibly from Middle Dutch pompe (“pipe, water conduit”) or Middle Low German pumpe (“pump”), probably ultimately imitative.
Compare Dutch pompen, German pumpen, and Danish pompe; also Spanish bomba (“pump”).
Senses: examples: text: This pump can deliver 100 gallons of water per minute.
glosses: A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
examples: text: It takes thirty pumps to get 10 litres; he did 50 pumps of the weights.
glosses: An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping
examples: text: This pump is out of order, but you can gas up at the next one.
text: Trump thinks: If I can actually end this war and lift sanctions on Russia, Russian oil will swamp the global market, it’ll drive down the price of gasoline at the pump and I will win the midterms.
ref: 2025 February 20, Thomas L. Friedman, Patrick Healy, Jillian Weinberger, “Tom Friedman on Just How Far Trump Could Push the World”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
glosses: A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel; a gas pump.
examples: text: Want a skin-stretching pump? Up the volume by using high-rep sets.
A great pump is better than coming.
ref: 2010, Eric Velazquez, “Power Pairings” (17::83 from the start), in Reps!, spoken by Arnold Schwarzenegger:
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glosses: A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
examples: text: She gave the other girl a pump on her new bike.
glosses: A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
glosses: The heart.
examples: text: Thus to and again to our paſtime we went, / And my Cards I play'd fairly to Jenny's content; / I work'd at her Pump till my Sucker grew dry, / Then I left pumping, a good Reaſon why.
ref: 1750, “Ge ho, Dobbin or the Waggoner”, in The Tulip, page 2:
synonyms: word: axe wound
word: bearded clam
word: beaver
word: berk
word: bonne bouche
word: box
word: bun
word: bush
word: cavern
word: clunge
word: coin slot
word: cooch
word: coochie
word: cookie
word: cooter
word: cooze
word: crack
word: crevice
word: cunny
word: cunt
word: fanny
word: fish lips
word: foo-foo
word: front bottom
word: front bum
word: front hole
word: gash
word: ginch
word: girl
word: Grand Canyon
word: honeypot
word: hoo-ha
word: innie
word: juice box
word: kebab
word: kitty
word: la-la
word: love box
word: love tunnel
word: minge
word: minnie
word: monosyllable
word: moocha
word: muff
word: muffin
word: nonny
word: pee-pee
word: penis fly trap
word: pink
word: pink bits
word: poontang
word: pump
word: punani
word: pussy
word: quim
word: sausage wallet
word: sheath
word: slit
word: snapper
word: snatch
word: squish mitten
word: stench trench
word: strange
word: sugar walls
word: tuppence
word: trap
word: twat
word: twinkle
word: vadge
word: vag
word: vagina
word: vaginer
word: va-jay-jay
word: vertical smile
word: Virginia
word: vulva
word: wee-wee
word: whisker biscuit
word: wizard's sleeve
glosses: The vagina.