pump :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction

n. a low-cut shoe without fastenings

n. the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"

pump

v. deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy"

pump

v. move up and down; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym"

pump

v. supply in great quantities; "Pump money into a project"

question persistently

v. question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information"

operate like a pump

v. operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal"

raise with a pump

v. raise (gases or fluids) with a pump

flow intermittently

v. flow intermittently

draw with a pump, pour with a pump

v. draw or pour with a pump

bowels

n. the center of the Earth

center, centre, eye, heart, middle

n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

inside, interior

n. the region that is inside of something

flesh, pulp

n. a soft moist part of a fruit

heart, spirit

n. an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"

flutter, palpitate, beat rapidly

v. beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"

pulse, throb, pulsate

v. expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"

vibrate, swing back and forth

v. shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner

ask

v. address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"

grill, cook over a grill

v. cook over a grill; "grill the sausages"

test, quiz

v. examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

question, interrogate

v. pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"

exploit, tap, draw on, draw from, make good use of

v. draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

drain, run out

v. flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

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