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| Noun | 1. | pump - a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suctionair pump, vacuum pump - a pump that moves air in or out of something aspirator - a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid auxiliary pump, donkey pump - a supplementary pump available if needed bicycle pump - a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air bilge pump - a pump to remove bilgewater centrifugal pump - a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a pipe cooling system, engine cooling system - equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine piston chamber, cylinder - a chamber within which piston moves force pump - pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure fuel system - equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine gas pump, gasoline pump, island dispenser, petrol pump - a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks grease-gun, gun - a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine hand pump - a pump worked by hand heart-lung machine - a pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery; diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the body hydraulic pump, hydraulic ram - a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level lift pump - pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles oil pump - a pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts stirrup pump - a hand-operated reciprocating pump; used in fighting fires suction pump - a pump for raising fluids by suction water pump - the pump in the cooling system of an automobile that cause the water to circulate |
| 2. | pump - the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"internal organ, viscus - a main organ that is situated inside the body arteria coronaria, coronary artery - the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart athlete's heart - enlarged heart commonly found among athletes trained for endurance biauriculate heart - a heart (as of mammals and birds and reptiles) having two auricles cardiac muscle, heart muscle - the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction cardiac valve, heart valve - a valve to control one-way flow of blood valve - a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it cardiovascular system, circulatory system - the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body | |
| 3. | pump - a low-cut shoe without fastenings shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material spectator pump, spectator - a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel | |
| Verb | 1. | pump - operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal" wield, handle, manage - handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" goose - give a spurt of fuel to; "goose the car" |
| 2. | pump - deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy" | |
| 3. | pump - draw or pour with a pump | |
| 4. | pump - supply in great quantities; "Pump money into a project" | |
| 5. | pump - flow intermittently | |
| 6. | pump - move up and down; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym" | |
| 7. | pump - raise (gases or fluids) with a pump | |
| 8. | pump - question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information" |