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Defenition of the word pump

    • Defenition of the word pump

      • A machine that draws a fluid into itself through an entrance port and forces the fluid out through an exhaust port. (Source: MGH)
      • To use a pump to move (liquid or gas).
      • To move up and down (e.g. weights in the gym).
      • the hollow muscular organ whose rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
      • a device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
      • question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information
      • deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy"
      • operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
      • raise with a pump; of gases or fluids
      • move up and down, as of weights
      • draw or pour with a pump
      • flow intermittently
      • supply in great quantities; "Pump money into a project"
      • a low-cut shoe without fastenings
      • 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; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
      • question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information"
      • raise (gases oor fluids) with a pump
      • move up and down; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym"
      • the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
      • question persistently
      • deliver forth
      • raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
      • move up and down
      • supply in great quantities

    Synonyms for the word pump

      • heart
      • pumps
      • ticker

    Meronymys for the word pump

      • arteria coronaria
      • cardiac muscle
      • cardiac valve
      • cardiovascular system
      • circulatory system
      • cooling system
      • coronary artery
      • cylinder
      • engine cooling system
      • fuel system
      • heart muscle
      • heart valve
      • piston chamber
      • valve

    Hyponyms for the word pump

      • air pump
      • aspirator
      • athlete's heart
      • auxiliary pump
      • biauriculate heart
      • bicycle pump
      • bilge pump
      • centrifugal pump
      • donkey pump
      • force pump
      • gas pump
      • gasoline pump
      • goose
      • grease-gun
      • gun
      • hand pump
      • heart-lung machine
      • hydraulic pump
      • hydraulic ram
      • island dispenser
      • lift pump
      • oil pump
      • petrol pump
      • spectator
      • spectator pump
      • stirrup pump
      • suction pump
      • vacuum pump
      • water pump

    Hypernyms for the word pump

      • blast
      • bring up
      • displace
      • draw
      • elevate
      • furnish
      • get up
      • gush
      • handle
      • internal organ
      • lift
      • manage
      • mechanical device
      • move
      • provide
      • query
      • question
      • raise
      • render
      • shoe
      • shoot
      • spirt
      • spout
      • spurt
      • supply
      • take out
      • viscus
      • wield

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