pump
To use a pump; to move by means of a pumpTo use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.
» Where's the bike pump?
Де велосипедний насос?
Meaning
17 senses(intransitive, transitive)To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.
I've been pumping for over a minute but the water isn't coming through.
I've pumped over 1000 gallons of water in the last ten minutes.
pumpen, pumpen
кача́тьkačátʹ, нака́чиватьnakáčivatʹ, накача́тьnakačátʹ
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
(transitive)To inject or pour (something) into someone or something in a manner similar to a pump.
draw or pour with a pump
(transitive)To gain something, especially information, from (a person) by persistent questioning.
nachhaken, insistieren
(UK, slang, transitive)To have sex with; to sexually penetrate, especially with a thrusting motion.
(intransitive, transitive)To express milk from (a breast) by means of a breast pump.
(often, transitive)To fill with air by means of a pump; to inflate.
He pumped up the air-bed by hand, but used the service station air to pump up the tyres.
aufpumpen
(transitive)To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.
I pumped my fist with joy when I won the race.
move up and down
To enlarge the body by means of weightlifting or steroid use.
(transitive)To shake (a person's hand) vigorously.
(US, intransitive, slang)Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy.
The waves were really pumping this morning.
Last night's party was really pumping.
To kick, throw, or hit the ball far and high.
wegdreschen
(UK, slang, vulgar)To pass gas; to fart quietly.
Examples
122 sentencesWhere's the bike pump?
Де велосипедний насос?
Could you show me how to use this pump?
ruВы не могли бы мне показать, как пользоваться этим насосом?
The village people had to pump water from the well by hand.
The function of the heart is to pump blood.
ruФункция сердца — перекачивать кровь.
deDie Funktion des Herzens ist es, Blut zu pumpen.
The pump didn't work properly.
ruНасос толком не работал.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 5
Origin
From Middle English pumpe, possibly from Middle Dutch pompe (“pipe, water conduit”) or MidFrom Middle English pumpe, possibly from Middle Dutch pompe (“pipe, water conduit”) or Middle Low German pumpe (“pump”), probably ultimately imitative.
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Forms
pumps, pumping, pumped, pumpedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
225 synonymsWord family
110 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle