pump
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
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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”).
Inflected forms:
form: pumps
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: pumps
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: pumping
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: pumped
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: pumped
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
pos: noun
examples: This pump can deliver 100 gallons of water per minute.
gloss: An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping.
pos: noun
examples: It takes thirty pumps to get 10 litres; he did 50 pumps of the weights.
gloss: A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel; a gas pump.
pos: noun
examples: This pump is out of order, but you can gas up at the next one.
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.
gloss: A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
pos: noun
examples: Want a skin-stretching pump? Up the volume by using high-rep sets.
A great pump is better than coming.
gloss: A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
pos: noun
tags: colloquial
examples: She gave the other girl a pump on her new bike.
gloss: The heart.
pos: noun
tags: US
slang
gloss: The vagina.
pos: noun
tags: UK
obsolete
slang
vulgar
examples: 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.
gloss: To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
transitive
examples: I've been pumping for over a minute but the water isn't coming through.
I've pumped over 1000 gallons of water in the last ten minutes.
gloss: To inject or pour (something) into someone or something in a manner similar to a pump.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The underlying cause of the warming is human activities pumping carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say. But the reasons why marine heating is speeding up now are far from clear.
gloss: To put (a person or part of the body) under a stream of water from a pump, as a punishment or as a form of medical treatment; to force a pump of water upon or on someone.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
examples: Pump him soundly, impudent Fellow.
‘So much the worse for him. I've had my eye on him for some time. He shall be prettily pumped upon.’
gloss: To gain something, especially information, from (a person) by persistent questioning.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: But pump not me for politics.
I had no idea why he wanted to be sociable, but as we chatted in there it suddenly occurred to me the fellow was trying to get at something - in fact, pumping me.
Occasionally, I've thought about the positive side of being involved with someone with your privileges. I have thought that it's a relief that your parents have money. In a pinch, if something were to happen, to either one of us, you could pump your parents for money. I hope it never gets to that but it's nice knowing that there's some rich in-laws out there.
"Did Dora just offer up that advice, or were you pumping her for information?" "Shoot, I outed my informant. I'm a terrible spy."
gloss: To have sex with; to sexually penetrate, especially with a thrusting motion.
pos: verb
tags: UK
slang
transitive
examples: 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.
Pump my tight hole so long and hard that I can't walk or sit when you're done.
gloss: To express milk from (a breast) by means of a breast pump.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
transitive
gloss: To fill with air by means of a pump; to inflate.
pos: verb
tags: often
transitive
examples: He pumped up the air-bed by hand, but used the service station air to pump up the tyres.
gloss: To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: I pumped my fist with joy when I won the race.
gloss: To enlarge the body by means of weightlifting or steroid use.
pos: verb
gloss: To shake (a person's hand) vigorously.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy.
pos: verb
tags: US
intransitive
slang
examples: The waves were really pumping this morning.
Last night's party was really pumping.
gloss: To kick, throw, or hit the ball far and high.
pos: verb
examples: Blackburn pumped long balls towards Diouf as they became increasingly desperate to salvage a point, but Wigan held on for a win that may prove crucial in their quest for Premier League survival.
gloss: To pass gas; to fart quietly.
pos: verb
tags: UK
slang
vulgar
examples: People never pumped, just never never, but sometimes ye got smells.
gloss: To pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them.
pos: verb
examples: Sure enough, rather than pumping a message to the Console window, you will now see a message box displaying your message
The CLR pumps messages automatically during a wait, reducing the likelihood of this but it can show up in native code.
c. 2012, Microsoft, .NET Framework 4.5 documentation for Marshal.CleanupUnusedObjectsInCurrentContext
The interop system pumps messages while it attempts to clean up RCWs.
gloss: To inject silicone into the body in order to try to achieve a fuller or curvier look.
pos: verb
tags: colloquial
gloss: To fire a bullet from a firearm.
pos: verb
examples: As quick as was el adrea, Tarzan of the Apes was quicker, and so the great beast crashed against a tree where he had expected to feel the soft flesh of man, while Tarzan, a couple of paces to the right, pumped another bullet into him that brought him clawing and roaring to his side.
gloss: To load a shell into the chamber of a pump-action shotgun by pumping the mechanism.
pos: verb
examples: He ran on, pumping another round up into his scattergun.
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