pump

Betekenis (English)

Noun

1. A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
2. An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping
3. A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel.
4. A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
5. (colloquial) A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
6. (slang) The heart.
7. (obsolete,slang) The vagina.

Verb

1. To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.
2. To inject or pour (something) into someone or something in a manner similar to a pump.
3. (obsolete) To put (a person or part of the body) under a stream of water from a pump, as a punishment or as a form of medical treatment; to force a pump of water upon or on someone.
4. To gain information from (a person) by persistent questioning.
5. (slang) To copulate with; to sexually penetrate, especially with a thrusting motion.
6. To express milk from (a breast) by means of a breast pump.
7. To fill with air by means of a pump; to inflate.
8. To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.
9. To enlarge the body by means of weightlifting or steroid use.
10. To shake (a person's hand) vigorously.
11. (slang) Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy.
12. To kick, throw, or hit the ball far and high.
13. (slang) To pass gas; to fart quietly.
14. To pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them.
15. (colloquial) To inject silicone into the body in order to try to achieve a fuller or curvier look.

Synonyms

water pump

heart

❤️

pump air

draw

ticker

syringe

💉

inflate

diaphragm

dip

disgorge

drain

elevate

evacuate

film

📽️

filter

fire

🔥

force

gun

🔫

haul

inflator

inject

irrigate

jockey

ladle

lavish

membrane

milk

🥛

pip

plimsolls

pour

pressurize

pumping

pumps

quarry

rocket

🚀

scoop

sharpshoot

shoot

shoot down

shower

🚿

siphon

slipper

standpipe

stilettoes

suck

surge

tap

draw into

water cannon

waterhole

water pipe

water-pump

windmill

gun down

fan a fire

court shoe

scoop water out

throw water out

dance orchestra

single-acting pump

court shoes

independent pump

pumping machinery

bailer

pumping machine

bail out

blast

blow up

cannon

cylinder

derive

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/pʌmp/

Etimologie (English)

Inherited from Middle English: pumpe

Cognate with Nederlands: pompen

Cognate with Duits: pumpen

Cognate with Deens: pompe

In summary

From Middle English pumpe, possibly from Middle Dutch pompe (“pipe, water conduit”) or Middle Low German pumpe (“pump”). Compare Dutch pompen, German pumpen, and Danish pompe.