Definition of Pump

Noun: pump  púmp

  1. A mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
     
  2. 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 pump thumping wildly";
    - heart, ticker
     
  3. A low-cut shoe without fastenings
Verb: pump  púmp
  1. Operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
    "pump the gas pedal"
     
  2. Deliver forth
    "pump bullets into the dummy"
     
  3. Draw or pour with a pump
     
  4. Supply in great quantities
    "Pump money into a project"
     
  5. Flow intermittently
     
  6. Move up and down
    "The athlete pumps weights in the gym"
     
  7. Raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
     
  8. Question persistently
    "She pumped the witnesses for information"

See also:
pummels
pumped

Anagrams containing the word pump

pupm ppum mppu umpp