单词 | repump |
释义 | repumpv. transitive. To pump again or a further time. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (transitive)] > emit > copiously yeteOE effuse1398 hella1400 pourc1451 pump1580 shower1611 beteem?1630 repump1753 pail1807 volume1815 1753 N. Torriano tr. J. B. L. Chomel Hist. Diss. Gangrenous Sore Throat 85 Lest..the gangrenous Matter be repumped back thro' the Mouths of the newly abraded Vessels. 1776 W. Hamilton Campi Phlegræi 4 It must be a very violent fire..for if it only reduced it to lime, that lime would by degrees repump from the atmosphere those elements, which it had been robbed of. 1821 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. V. 115 It may be asked whether the insect..repump the liquid. 1879 Musical Times 20 521/1 The bellows being well filled and not re-pumped during the count of any one set of beats. 1941 Ireton (Iowa) Ledger 30 Oct. This stunned the cat and Ted had time to re-pump the air gun and finish the job with two more shots. 1991 APT Bull. 23 35/1 The remedy for sputtering is to remove the tube, open it up, clean it, re-pump it and refill it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1753 |
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