pump

pump¹ S3 [pʌmp] n

[Sense: 1, 3; Date: 1400-1500; : Middle Low German; Origin: pumpe or Middle Dutch pompe, probably from Spanish bomba]

[Sense: 2; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Origin unknown]

1.)

a machine for forcing liquid or gas into or out of something

water/air/beer etc pump

(=for moving water, air etc)

hand/foot pump

(=operated by your hand or foot)

petrol pump/gas pump

(=for putting petrol into cars)

stomach pump

(=for removing the contents of someone's stomach)

2.) [C usually plural]

a) BrE a flat light shoe for dancing, exercise, sport etc

b) AmE a woman's plain shoe with no ↑laces, ↑buckles etc

▪ a pair of leather pumps

3.)

an act of pumping

→↑heat pump

→all hands to the pumps at ↑hand¹ (38)

→prime the pump at ↑prime³ (4), ↑parish pump

pump ²

pump² v

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1¦(move in a direction)¦

2¦(move from under ground)¦

3¦(move in and out)¦

4¦(use a pump)¦

5¦(come out)¦

6¦(ask questions)¦

7¦(drugs)¦

8¦(exercise)¦

9¦(medical treatment)¦

Phrasal verbs

　pump something into somebody/something

　pump out

　pump something/somebody<=>up

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1.) ¦(MOVE IN A DIRECTION)¦ [T always + adverb/preposition]

to make liquid or gas move in a particular direction, using a pump

pump sth into/out of/through sth

▪ The fire department is still pumping floodwater out of the cellars.

2.) ¦(MOVE FROM UNDER GROUND)¦ [T]

to bring a supply of water, oil etc to the surface from under the ground

▪ We were able to pump clean water from several of the wells.

pump gas

AmE (=put gasoline into a car)

▪ He got a job pumping gas for the hotel guests.

3.) ¦(MOVE IN AND OUT)¦

[i]also pump away

to move very quickly in and out or up and down

▪ My heart was pumping fast.

4.) ¦(USE A PUMP)¦

[i]also pump away

to operate a pump

pump at

▪ The furnace man's job was to pump away furiously at the bellows.

5.) ¦(COME OUT)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]

if a liquid pumps from somewhere, it comes out suddenly in small amounts

pump from/out of

▪ Blood pumped from the wound.

6.) ¦(ASK QUESTIONS)¦ [T] informal

to ask someone a lot of questions in order to get information from them

pump sb for sth

▪ I tried to pump him for information about their other contacts.

7.) ¦(DRUGS)¦

pump sb full of sth informal

to put a lot of drugs into someone's body

▪ athletes pumped full of steroids

8.) ¦(EXERCISE)¦

pump iron informal

to do exercises by lifting heavy weights

9.) ¦(MEDICAL TREATMENT)¦

have your stomach pumped

to have a medical treatment to remove things you have swallowed, using a pump

pump into / [pump sth into sb/sth] phr v

1.) pump bullets into sb/sth informal

to shoot someone several times

2.) pump money into sth

to put a lot of money in a project, ↑investment etc

pump out phr v

1.) if something such as music, information, or a supply of products pumps out, or if someone pumps it out, a lot of it is produced

▪ Music pumped out from the loudspeakers.

pump sth<=>out

▪ propaganda pumped out by the food industry

2.) pump sth<=>out

to remove liquid from something, using a pump

▪ You'll have to pump the boat out.

pump up [pump sth/sb<=>up] phr v

1.) to fill a tyre, ↑airbed etc with air until it is full

= ↑inflate

2.) informal to increase the value, amount, or level of something

▪ The US was able to pump up exports.

▪ Come on, pump up the volume! (=play music louder)

3.) to increase someone's excitement, interest etc