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pump

Pronunciation: /pʌmp/

The English word “pump” has 20 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
  2. An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping.
  3. A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel; a gas pump.
  4. A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
  5. A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
  6. The heart.
  7. The vagina.

verb

  1. To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.
  2. To inject or pour (something) into someone or something in a manner similar to a pump.
  3. 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.
  4. To gain something, especially information, from (a person) by persistent questioning.
  5. To have sex with; to sexually penetrate, especially with a thrusting motion.
  6. To express milk from (a breast) by means of a breast pump.
  7. To fill with air by means of a pump; to inflate.
  8. To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.
  9. To enlarge the body by means of weightlifting or steroid use.
  10. To shake (a person's hand) vigorously.
  11. Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy.
  12. To kick, throw, or hit the ball far and high.
  13. To pass gas; to fart quietly.

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”).

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