pump
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Is pump a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (bodybuilding, climbing) A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.Examples: "Want a skin-stretching pump? Up the volume by using high-rep sets. A great pump is better than coming."
2. (colloquial) A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.Examples: "She gave the other girl a pump on her new bike."colloquial
3. (US, slang) The heart.USslang
4. (obsolete, vulgar, British slang) The vagina.Examples: "Thus to and again to our paſtime we went, / And my Cards I play'd fairly to Jenny's content; / I work'd at her Pump till my Sucker grew dry, / Then I left pumping, a good Reaſon why."Synonyms: axe wound, bearded clam, beaver, berk, bonne bouche, box, bun, bushBritishobsoleteslangvulgar
verb (English)
1. (transitive, intransitive) To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.Examples: "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."intransitivetransitive
2. (transitive) To inject or pour (something) into someone or something in a manner similar to a pump.Examples: "The underlying cause of the warming is human activities pumping carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say. But the reasons why marine heating is speeding up now are far from clear."transitive
3. (obsolete) To put (a person or part of the body) under a stream of water from a pump, as a punishment or as a form of medical treatment; to force a pump of water upon or on someone.Examples: "Pump him soundly, impudent Fellow."; "‘So much the worse for him. I've had my eye on him for some time. He shall be prettily pumped upon.’"obsolete
4. (transitive) To gain something, especially information, from (a person) by persistent questioning.Examples: "But pump not me for politics."; "I had no idea why he wanted to be sociable, but as we chatted in there it suddenly occurred to me the fellow was trying to get at something - in fact, pumping me."; "Occasionally, I've thought about the positive side of being involved with someone with your privileges. I have thought that it's a relief that your parents have money. In a pinch, if something were to happen, to either one of us, you could pump your parents for money. I hope it never gets to that but it's nice knowing that there's some rich in-laws out there."Synonyms: grill, interrogatetransitive
5. (transitive, UK, slang) To have sex with; to sexually penetrate, especially with a thrusting motion.Examples: "Thus to and again to our paſtime we went, / And my Cards I play'd fairly to Jenny's content; / I work'd at her Pump till my Sucker grew dry, / Then I left pumping, a good Reaſon why."; "Pump my tight hole so long and hard that I can't walk or sit when you're done."Synonyms: bang, approach, cohabit, company, copulate, couple, engage in sex, exchange fleshUKslangtransitive
6. (transitive, intransitive) To express milk from (a breast) by means of a breast pump.intransitivetransitive
noun (English)
1. (British) A low-top shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas upper; a low-top canvas sneaker.Synonyms: gym shoe, dap, plimsoll, sneakerBritish
2. (chiefly Canada, US) A type of women's shoe which leaves the instep uncovered and has a relatively high heel, especially a stiletto (with a very high and thin heel)Examples: "She was wearing a lovely new pair of pumps."Synonyms: court shoeCanadaUS
Definition source: Wiktionary