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pump

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
pʌmp

Definitions

  1. A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
  2. A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas
  3. A low-top shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas upper; a low-top canvas sneaker.
  4. An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping
  5. 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)
    Canada, US
  6. A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel; a gas pump
  7. A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel; a gas pump.
  8. A dancing shoe.
  9. A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting
  10. A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
  11. A type of shoe without a heel.
  12. A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender
  13. A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
  14. The heart.
    US, slang
  15. The vagina.

Equivalents

53 more languages
Afrikaanspomp
Azərbaycan dilinasos
Българскипомпа
Cymraegpwmp
Danskpumpe
Euskaraponpa
Gaeilgepumpataosc
Gàidhligbròg-dannsa
Galegobombear
עבריתמשאבה
हिन्दीपंपबंबा
Հայերենպոմպ
Bahasa Indonesiapom-pompompa
Íslenskadæla
Italianopompapompare
ქართულიტუმბო
ភាសាខ្មែរស្នប់
한국어뽐프펌프
Latinaantlia
Latviešusūknis
Македонскипумпа
Монголхөөрөг
Bahasa Melayupam
မြန်မာလေထိုးတံ
Nederlandspomppompen
Polskipompa
Slovenčinačerpadlo
KiswahiliPampu
తెలుగుతోడుపంపు
Tagalogposo
Türkçepompatulumba
Українськанасоспо́мпа
Tiếng Việtbombơmđồ

Examples

“This pump can deliver⟳ 100 gallons of water per minute.”
“It takes thirty pumps to get⟳ 10 litres; he did 50 pumps of the weights.”
“This pump is out of order⟳, but you can gas up at the next one.”
“Trump thinks: If I can actually end⟳ this war and lift⟳ sanctions on Russia, Russian oil will swamp the global market, it’ll drive⟳ down the price of gasoline at the pump and I will win⟳ the midterms.”
“Want⟳ a skin-stretching pump? Up the volume by using high-rep sets. A great pump is better than coming.”
“She gave the other girl a pump on her new bike.”
“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.”
“She was wearing a lovely new pair of pumps.”
“Gabriel's pumps were all unpinkt i' th' heel”
“Ballerine - or ballet pumps - are the Milanese woman's footwear 'de rigeur', and not just because there are so many cobbled streets to walk⟳ over and are therefore infinitely preferable to heels.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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