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Pump
pʌmp
- a mechanical device using suction or pressure to raise or move liquids, compress gases, or force air into inflatable objects such as tyres
"a petrol pump"
- an instance of moving something by or as if by a pump
"the pump of blood to her heart"
- an active transport mechanism in living cells by which specific ions are moved through the cell membrane against a concentration gradient
"the bacterium's sodium pump"
- a pump-action shotgun
"the shotgun was a 12-gauge pump"
- force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move by or as if by means of a pump
"the blood is pumped around the body"
- move in spurts as though driven by a pump
"blood was pumping from a wound in his shoulder"
- draw (milk) from the breast using a breast pump, typically in order to feed a baby by means of a bottle
"she struggled with pumping enough milk"
- fill (something such as a tyre or balloon) with liquid or gas using a pump
"I pumped the tyres and oiled the chain"
inflate blow up- shoot (bullets) into (a target)
"he pumped two shots into the van's front tyre"
- move vigorously up and down
"we had to pump the handle like mad"
- apply and release (a brake pedal or lever) several times in quick succession, typically to prevent skidding
"the school teaches its students to brake by pumping the pedal"
- try to elicit information from (someone) by persistent questioning
"she began to pump her friend for details"
ask question (persistently/intensely) quiz interrogate probe put questions to sound out cross-examine catechize