Pump
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Pump
Noun
- A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
"This pump can deliver 100 gallons of water per minute."
- An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping
"It takes thirty pumps to get 10 litres; he did 50 pumps of the weights."
- A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel; a gas pump.
"This pump is out of order, but you can gas up at the next one."
- A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
- A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
"She gave the other girl a pump on her new bike."
Verb
- To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"I've been pumping for over a minute but the water isn't coming through."
- To inject or pour (something) into someone or something in a manner similar to a pump.
- To put (a person or part of the body) under a stream of water from a pump, as a punishment or as a form of medical treatment; to force a pump of water upon or on someone.
- To gain something, especially information, from (a person) by persistent questioning.
- To have sex with; to sexually penetrate, especially with a thrusting motion.
Noun
- A low-top shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas upper; a low-top canvas sneaker.
- A type of women's shoe which leaves the instep uncovered and has a relatively high heel, especially a stiletto (with a very high and thin heel)
"She was wearing a lovely new pair of pumps."
- A dancing shoe.
- A type of shoe without a heel.(Can we add an example for this sense?)