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Verb
/pəmp/,
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pumps, plural;
  1. Force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move in a specified direction by or as if by means of a pump
    • - the blood is pumped around the body
    • - if we pump long enough, we should bring the level up
  2. Move in spurts as though driven by a pump
    • - blood was pumping from a wound in his shoulder
  3. Fill with something
    • - my veins had been pumped full of glucose
  4. Shoot (bullets) into a target

  5. Invest a large amount of money in (something)
    • - he pumped all his savings into building the boat
  6. Try to elicit information from (someone) by persistent questioning
    • - she began to pump her friend for details
  7. Move (something) vigorously up and down
    • - we had to pump the handle like mad
  8. Move vigorously up and down or back and forth
    • - that's superb running—look at his legs pumping
  9. Apply and release (a brake pedal or lever) several times in quick succession, typically to prevent skidding

  10. Move one's arm as if throwing a ball held in the hand, but without releasing the ball
    • - behind the plate Howard double-pumped then threw to second
Noun
  1. A light shoe, in particular

  2. A woman's plain, lightweight shoe that has a low-cut upper, no fastening, and typically a medium heel

  3. A man's slip-on patent leather shoe for formal wear

  1. a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
  2. operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal"
  3. deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy"
  4. heart: the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
  5. a low-cut shoe without fastenings
  6. draw or pour with a pump
  7. A pump is a device used to move fluids, such as liquids or slurries.
  8. Pump is the tenth album by American rock band Aerosmith, released in 1989. The album was remastered and reissued in 2001.
  9. Pump was an experimental, pre-electronica, band, active between 1979-93. They released five cassette albums as MFH on the YHR label before changing their name to Pump in 1986 and recording the LP “The Decoration of the Duma Continues” in 1987 (Final Image) and “Sombrero Fallout” in 1992 ( ...
  10. In biology, an ion transporter, also called an ion pump, is a transmembrane protein that moves ions across a plasma membrane against their concentration gradient, in contrast to ion channels, where ions go through passive transport
  11. The term pump for shoes is of unknown derivation according to the Webster's Third New International Dictionary. ...
  12. Pumping is a longboarding technique used to gain speed without the riders' feet leaving the board. This is done by selectively applying pressure to different parts of the board. Pumping can be done on flatland by turning or on a transition like a ramp or quarter pipe.
  13. A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas; An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping; A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel; A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity ...
  14. (Pumped) A condition of severely depleted strength and lactic acid burn caused by overworking the forearm muscles while climbing. Usage: “Man, I was so pumped after that climb, I couldn’t even hold a beer can.”
  15. (Pumped) adj. tired. referring to the state of forearms in a desperate state, swollen and unresponsive.
  16. (Pumped) Slang term to describe the tightness in a muscle made large through exercise. The pumped sensation results from blood engorgement and lactic acid accumulation in the exercised muscle.
  17. (Pumped) The feeling of fatigue, usually in your forearms, that prevents you from even being able to untie from the rope, let alone pull another move. Usually your forearms blow up like over-inflated innertubes, and you take on an uncanny resemblance to Popeye.
  18. (Pumped) The feeling of overworked muscles. Most climbers are familiar with the forearm pump: too much finger work causes the forearms to swell and the strength to disappear. With a serious forearm pump, even holding a glass of beer can become a serious challenge. ...
  19. (Pumped) To be weakened or in pain (usually in the forearms) from a strenuous move or climb.
  20. (Pumped) When muscles become exhausted and can't function properly. Usually a climber's forearms are prime candidates for this.
  21. (Pumped) when the muscles become hard from extended physical exertion makes it difficult to hold the rock
  22. (pumped (up)) or psyched (up): excited
  23. (Pumping) Extracting the milk from breast with the help of an external pump. There are both manual and electrical breast pumps (See Lansinoh Affinity Double Electric Breast Pump and Lansinoh Manual Breast Pump). ...
  24. Pumping is the ejection of mixtures of water, clay or silt along or through transverse or longitudinal joints, cracks, or pavement edges resulting from repeated wheel load applications.
  25. (PUMPING) A term used to tell that the swell is really solid and consistent. "It was totally pumpin' out of the south, makin' southern hemi."