pump
🇺🇸
/pʌmp/
🇬🇧
/pʌmp/
verb
C1
to move liquid, air, or gas using a machine
The heart pump blood through the body.
R
to flow out forcefully like from a pump
Blood pump from the cut on his arm.
R
to move something up and down quickly
I pump the handle to get water.
R
to move quickly in and out
His heart pump fast when he runs.
R
to ask many questions to get information
I tried to pump him for news about the party.
noun
C1
a machine that moves liquid or air
She used the water pump to wash her hands.
R
a simple canvas sports shoe
He wore his favorite pump to play basketball.
R
a woman's formal shoe with low sides
She bought a black pump for the wedding.
R
a soft flat shoe for dance or exercise
The dancer put on her ballet pump before practice.
translation
to move liquid, air, or gas using a machine; to flow out forcefully like from a pump; to move something up and down quickly; to move quickly in and out; to ask many questions to get information
a machine that moves liquid or air; a simple canvas sports shoe; a woman's formal shoe with low sides; a soft flat shoe for dance or exercise
Word Forms
Plural
pumps
Progressive
pumping
Past
pumped
Perfect
pumped
3rd Present
pumps