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English to English noun
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a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction |  | source: wordnet30
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the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body | | Example: he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
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a low-cut shoe without fastenings | | source: wordnet30
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A low shoe with a thin sole. | | source: webster1913
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An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the piston. | | source: webster1913
verb
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operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal | | Example: pump the gas pedal
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deliver forth | | Example: pump bullets into the dummy
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draw or pour with a pump | | source: wordnet30
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supply in great quantities | | Example: Pump money into a project
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| 10 |
flow intermittently | | source: wordnet30
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move up and down | | Example: The athlete pumps weights in the gym
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raise (gases or fluids) with a pump | | source: wordnet30
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question persistently | | Example: She pumped the witnesses for information
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To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid. | | source: webster1913
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To work, or raise water, a pump. | | source: webster1913
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