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pumper pump1top: jet pumpbottom: centrifugal pumppump 1 P0657700 (pŭmp)n.1. A machine or device for raising, compressing, or transferring fluids.2. Physiology A molecular mechanism for the active transport of ions or molecules across a cell membrane.3. Physics Electromagnetic radiation used to raise atoms or molecules to a higher energy level.4. Informal The heart.5. Informal The place where consumers purchase gasoline. Used with the: gas prices rising at the pump.v. pumped, pump·ing, pumps v.tr.1. To cause to flow by means of a pump or pumplike organ or device: Derricks pumped oil out of the ground. The heart pumps blood throughout the body.2. To draw, deliver, or pour forth: a writer who pumped out a new novel every year.3. To propel, eject, or insert: pumped new life into the economy.4. To cause to move with an up-and-down or back-and-forth motion: a bicyclist pumping the pedals; a piston pumping a shaft.5. To push or pull (a brake or lever, for instance) rapidly: a driver pumping the brakes.6. To shoot (bullets, for example) at or into: a gunner pumping rounds at a target.7. Physics To raise (atoms or molecules) to a higher energy level by exposing them to electromagnetic radiation at a resonant frequency.8. Physiology To transport (ions or molecules) against a concentration gradient by the expenditure of chemically stored energy.9. To invest (money) repeatedly or persistently in something.10. To question closely or persistently: pump a witness for secret information.11. Informal To promote or publicize vigorously: The company pumped its new product on its website.v.intr.1. To operate a pump.2. To move gas or liquid with a pump or a pumplike organ or device.3. To move up and down or back and forth in a vigorous manner: My legs were pumping as I ran up the stairs.4. To flow in spurts: Blood was pumping from the wound.5. Sports To fake a throw, pass, or shot by moving the arm or arms without releasing the ball.Phrasal Verb: pump up1. To inflate with gas by means of a pump: pump up a tire.2. Slang To fill with enthusiasm, strength, or energy: The lively debate really pumped us up.3. Sports To be actively involved in a bodybuilding program: athletes pumping up at the gym.Idiom: pump iron Sports To lift weights. [Middle English pumpe.] pump′er n.
pump 2 P0657700 (pŭmp)n. A shoe that has a closed back and is cut low around the toes, usually with heels and no fastenings. [Origin unknown.]pumper (ˈpʌmpə) n1. a person who or piece of equipment that pumps2. informal obsolete an exercise which accelerates the heart rate3. US an oil well from which to pump oil4. a fire engine with a motorized pumpTranslations EncyclopediaSeepump |