Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
pump
IPA transcription: [p'ĘŚmp]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
pump
Meaning:
a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
pump
Meaning:
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal"
Synonyms:
pump
Meaning:
deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy"
Synonyms:
pump
Meaning:
draw or pour with a pump
Usage examples
"That's the main fuel pump.
Old Pump and Aldgate clutches at the bargain.
Expulsion of the automatic and pump shotguns, in hunting.
Old Pump and Aldgate buys the article and pays the money.
The use of pump and autoloading guns in hunting should be prohibited.
The use of automatic and pump shotguns, and silencers, should immediately be prohibited.
We can imagine the weary life this poor Pump, this martyr to Mammon, is compelled to undergo.
Along the length of the pipe were outlets to which thick rubber tubing was connected, each tube to a pump.
Pump the Second becomes chief of the house, spins more and more money, marries his son to an Earl's daughter.
The use of automatic and pump guns in hunting should be barred,--through state pride, if for no other reason.