Word Image
plural: pumps
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: a device that raises, transfers, delivers, or compresses fluids, especially by suction or pressure or both; a low shoe gripping the foot chiefly at the toe and heel
verb: to raise, transfer, or compress by means of a pump; to draw, force, or drive onward in the manner of a pump; to fill by using a pump; to question again and again to find out something
Word Family
pumped
pumping
pumper
Sentences
He pumped the water up from the bottom of the boat.
I have to pump air into my bicycle tires before riding.
The machine suddenly stopped pumping.
Your heart pumps blood all over your body.
We had to pump the basement out after the flood.
I parked at the gas pump and put gas into my car.
I could feel the blood pumping through my veins.
The inflatable mattress comes with its own pump.
She wore 4-inch high pumps with her gown.
The lotion and shampoo come in large pump bottles.
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