Pump

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Transitive verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Intransitive verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Derived terms

English

Noun

pump (plural pumps)

1. A device for causing liquid or gas to move.

   This pump can deliver 100 gallons of water per minute.

2. 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.

3. (British) A type of shoe, a trainer or sneaker.

   She was wearing a lovely new pair of pumps.

Synonyms

• (shoe): plimsoll (British), sneaker (US), trainer (British)

Translations

device for causing liquid or gas to move

French: pompe f Italian: pompa f

device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, especially fuel

shoe See trainer and sneaker

Transitive verb

to pump (pumping, pumped)

1. To use a pump to move (liquid or gas).

   I've pumped over 1000 gallons of water in the last ten minutes.

2. To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.

   I pumped my fist with joy when I won the race.

Translations

use a pump to move (liquid or gas)

French: pomper Italian: pompare

move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump

Intransitive verb

to pump (pumping, pumped)

1. To use a pump to move liquid or gas.

   I've been pumping for over a minute but the water isn't coming through.

Translations

use a pump to move liquid or gas

Derived terms

• air pump
• hand pump
• price at the pump
• pump fake
• pump up
• pumped
• sump pump