pump

Definitions of pump in various dictionaries:

noun - a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction

noun - the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs

noun - a low-cut shoe without fastenings

verb - operate like a pump

verb - deliver forth

verb - draw or pour with a pump

verb - supply in great quantities

verb - flow intermittently

verb - move up and down

verb - raise (gases or fluids) with a pump

verb - question persistently

A machine or device for raising, compressing, or transferring fluids.

A molecular mechanism for the active transport of ions or molecules across a cell membrane.

Electromagnetic radiation used to raise atoms or molecules to a higher energy level.

To raise or cause to flow by means of a pump.

To draw, deliver, or pour forth as if with a pump: pumped new life into the economy.

To remove the water from: pump out a flooded basement.

To cause to move with the up-and-down motion of a pump handle: a bicyclist pumping the pedals.

To propel, eject, or insert with or as if with a pump.

To raise (atoms or molecules) to a higher energy level by exposing them to electromagnetic radiation at a resonant frequency.

To transport (ions or molecules) against a concentration gradient by the expenditure of chemically stored energy.

To question closely or persistently: pump a witness for secret information.

To operate a pump.

To raise or move gas or liquid with a pump.

To move up and down in the manner of a pump handle.

To inflate with gas by means of a pump: pump up a tire.

To fill with enthusiasm, strength, and energy: The lively debate really pumped us up.

To be actively involved in a bodybuilding program: I saw him pumping up at the gym.

A woman’s shoe that has medium or high heels and no fastenings.

verb - to cause to flow by means of a pump (a device for moving fluids)

PUMP - A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action. Pumps can be classified into three major groups...