Added 8 October 2026
pump
/pʌmp/ noun
In Latin: antlia Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pump at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
This pump can deliver 100 gallons of water per minute.
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An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping.
It takes thirty pumps to get 10 litres; he did 50 pumps of the weights.
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A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel; a gas pump.
This pump is out of order, but you can gas up at the next one.
verb
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To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
I've been pumping for over a minute but the water isn't coming through.
- To inject or pour (something) into someone or something in a manner similar to a pump.
- 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.
noun
Origin
From Middle English pumpe, possibly from Middle Dutch pompe (“pipe, water conduit”) or Middle Low German pumpe (“pump”), probably ultimately imitative. Compare Dutch pompen, German pumpen, and Danish pompe; also Spanish bomba (“pump”).
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