pump

[US]/pʌmp/
[UK]/pʌmp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to use a machine to draw out liquid or gas; to inflate
n. a machine used to draw out liquid or gas; a device for inflating
vi. to draw out liquid or gas.

Phrases & Collocations

water pump

fuel pump

air pump

heat pump

centrifugal pump

pump in

oil pump

vacuum pump

pump station

screw pump

hydraulic pump

gear pump

submersible pump

jet pump

injection pump

piston pump

pump power

pump body

pump unit

pump efficiency

Example Sentences

pump up a tire.

The heart pumps blood.

a bicyclist pumping the pedals.

We couple the pump with the engine.

pump sb. for information (=pump information out of sb.)

Some pumps works by suction.

a fuel pump; fuel tanks.

a small pump for blowing up balloons.

an extra pump for good water circulation.

the pump of blood to her heart.

the blood is pumped around the body.

we had to pump the handle like mad.

pumped the target full of lead.

Pump out forepeak/afterpeak and report.

pumped new life into the economy.

pump out a flooded basement.

pump a witness for secret information.

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