| pump | |
| 1. n. A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas. | |
| This pump can deliver 100 gallons of water per minute. | |
| 2. n. An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping | |
| It takes thirty pumps to get 10 litres; he did 50 pumps of the weights. | |
| 3. n. A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel. | |
| This pump is out of order, but you can gas up at the next one. | |
| 4. n. (bodybuilding) A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting. | |
| 5. n. (colloquial) A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender. | |
| She gave the other girl a pump on her new bike. | |
| 6. n. (US, obsolete slang) The heart. | |
| 7. n. (obsolete, vulgar, British slang) The vagina. | |
| 8. v. To use a pump to move (liquid or gas). | |
| I've pumped over 1000 gallons of water in the last ten minutes. | |
| 9. v. (transitive, often followed by up) To fill with air. | |
| He pumped up the air-bed by hand, but used the service station air to pump up the tyres. | |
| 10. v. To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump. | |
| I pumped my fist with joy when I won the race. | |
| 11. v. To shake (a person's hand) vigorously. | |
| 12. v. To gain information from (a person) by persistent questioning. | |
| 13. v. (intransitive) To use a pump to move liquid or gas. | |
| I've been pumping for over a minute but the water isn't coming through. | |
| 14. v. (intransitive, slang) To be going very well. | |
| The waves were really pumping this morning. | |
| Last night's party was really pumping. | |
| 15. v. (sports) To kick, throw or hit the ball far and high. | |
| 16. v. (Scotland, slang) To pass gas; to fart. | |
| 17. v. (computing) To pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them. | |
| 18. v. (obsolete, British slang) To copulate. | |
| 19. n. (British) A type of shoe, a trainer or sneaker. | |
| 20. n. (chiefly North America) A type of women's shoe which leaves the instep uncovered and has a relatively high heel, especially a stiletto (with a very high and thin heel) | |
| She was wearing a lovely new pair of pumps. | |
| 21. n. A dancing shoe. | |
