pump
pronunciation
How to pronounce pump in British English:
UK [pʌmp]
How to pronounce pump in American English:
US [pʌmp]
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- Noun:
- a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
- the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body
- a low-cut shoe without fastenings
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- Verb:
- operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
- deliver forth
- draw or pour with a pump
- supply in great quantities
- flow intermittently
- move up and down
- raise (gases oor fluids) with a pump
- question persistently
Word Origin
- pump
- pump: [15] The precise origins of pump have never been established. It is now widespread throughout the European languages, by dint of assiduous borrowing (French pompe, for instance), but its epicentre appears to have been northwestern Europe, with Middle Low German pumpe or Middle Dutch pompe. It started out, no doubt, as a vocal imitation of the sound of pumping.
- pump (n.1)
- "apparatus for forcing liquid or air," early 15c., of uncertain origin, possibly from Middle Dutch pompe "water conduit, pipe," or Middle Low German pumpe "pump" (Modern German Pumpe), both from some North Sea sailors' word, possibly of imitative origin.
- pump (n.2)
- "low shoe without fasteners," 1550s, of unknown origin, perhaps echoic of the sound made when walking in them, or perhaps from Dutch pampoesje, from Javanese pampoes, of Arabic origin. Klein's sources propose a connection with pomp (n.). Related: pumps.
- pump (v.)
- c. 1500, from pump (n.1). Metaphoric extension in pump (someone) for information is from 1630s. To pump iron "lift weights for fitness" is from 1972. Related: Pumped; pumping.
Example
- 1. Is there a way to adjust this noisy pump ?
- 2. Your hands can spread bacteria and contaminate the pump and the milk .
- 3. Yawning may activate a sinus " pump " that ventilates our brains .
- 4. Pump in a quiet room or listen to soothing music while you pump .
- 5. Tepco replaced the pump , and normal cooling operations resumed by thursday afternoon .