Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word PUMP
PUMP
Definitions of PUMP
- A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
- An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping
- A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel.
- A dancing shoe.
- A type of shoe without a heel.
- (bodybuilding, climbing) A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
- (colloquial) A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
- (US, slang) The heart.
- (obsolete, vulgar, British slang) The vagina.
- (transitive, intransitive) To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump. [from 16th c.]
- (transitive) To inject or pour (something) into someone or something in a manner similar to a pump.
- (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. [16th–19th c.]
- (transitive) To gain information from (a person) by persistent questioning. [from 17th c.]
- (British, slang) To copulate. [from 18th c.]
- (transitive, intransitive) To express milk from (a breast) by means of a breast pump. [from 19th c.]
- (transitive, often followed by up) To fill with air by means of a pump; to inflate. [from 19th c.]
- (transitive) To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump. [from 19th c.]
- (bodybuilding) To enlarge the body by means of weightlifting or steroid use. [from 20th c.]
- (transitive) To shake (a person's hand) vigorously. [from 10th c.]
- (US, intransitive, slang) Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy. [from 20th c.]
- (sports) To kick, throw or hit the ball far and high.
- (Britain, slang, vulgar) To pass gas; to fart quietly.
- (computing) To pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them.
- (colloquial) To inject silicone into the body in order to try to achieve a fuller or curvier look.
- (British) A low-top shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas upper; a low-top canvas sneaker.
- (chiefly, North America) A type of women's shoe which leaves the instep uncovered and has a relatively high heel, especially a stiletto (with a very high and thin heel)
Number of letters
4
Is palindrome
No
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