26984 words

pumps

13 definitions • 14 examples
1
a piece of equipment that is used to cause liquid, air, or gas to move from one place to another:

Examples:

a water/bicycle/fuel pump
a petrolpump
2
a type of flat shoe, like a ballet dancer's shoe, worn by women
3
a type of plain shoe with a raised heel and no way of fastening it to the foot, worn by women
4
a flat shoe made of heavy cloth, worn by children for doing sports
5
to force liquid or gas to move somewhere:

Examples:

Our latest machine can pump a hundred gallons a minute.
The new wine is pumped into storage tanks.
The heart pumps blood through the arteries/round the body.
6
to keep asking someone for information, especially in a way that is not direct:

Examples:

She was pumping me for details of the new project.
7
(of music with a loud, continuous beat) to be played loudly through speakers:

Examples:

Reggae music pumped from the stereo.
Not everyone likes having music pumping and an instructor shouting at them when they're exercising.
8
a piece of equipment used to cause liquid, air, or gas to move from one place to another:

Examples:

a gas/water pump
9
a women’s shoe with no fasteners
10
If you pump money into something, you spend a lot of money trying to make it successful:

Examples:

We’re pumping millions into this new program.
11
infml When you pump someone, you ask for information, esp. in an indirect way:

Examples:

I pumped him for details about the deal.
12
to collect oil or gas by making it flow out of the ground:

Examples:

It was the only nation with the capacity to pump more oil.
We need to pump an extra 2 million barrels a day.
13
used to refer to the cost of fuel for cars when sold to the public:

Examples:

The dramatic drop in oil prices was not immediately reflected at the pump.

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