pump
verb
- make use of a pump to raise water or adjust pressure
- to move up and down
- to fill with or empty of (as with a liquid)
noun
- type of shoe with low-cut front
- device that moves fluids (liquids or gases) by mechanical action
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pʌmp/
noun
Etymology: The etymology of the term is unclear and disputed. One possibility is that it comes from pomp (“ornamentation”). Another is that it refers to the sound made by the foot moving inside the shoe when dancing. The Oxford English Dictionary claims that it appeared in the 16th century, and lists its origin as "obscure". It has also been linked to the Dutch pampoesje, possibly borrowed from Javanese pampus, ultimately from Persian پاپوش (pâpuš), borrowed from Arabic بَابُوش (bābūš).
- A low-top shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas upper; a low-top canvas sneaker.
- 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)
“She was wearing a lovely new pair of pumps.”
- A dancing shoe.
“Gabriel's pumps were all unpinkt i' th' heel”
“Ballerine - or ballet pumps - are the Milanese woman's footwear 'de rigeur', and not just because there are so many cobbled streets to walk over and are therefore infinitely preferable to heels.”
- A type of shoe without a heel.
verb
Etymology: 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”).
- To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.
“I've been pumping for over a minute but the water isn't coming through.”
“I've pumped over 1000 gallons of water in the last ten minutes.”
- To inject or pour (something) into someone or something in a manner similar to a pump.
“The underlying cause of the warming is human activities pumping carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say. But the reasons why marine heating is speeding up now are far from clear.”
- 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.
“Pump him soundly, impudent Fellow.”
“‘So much the worse for him. I've had my eye on him for some time. He shall be prettily pumped upon.’”
- To gain something, especially information, from (a person) by persistent questioning.
“But pump not me for politics.”
“I had no idea why he wanted to be sociable, but as we chatted in there it suddenly occurred to me the fellow was trying to get at something - in fact, pumping me.”
- To have sex with; to sexually penetrate, especially with a thrusting motion.
“Thus to and again to our paſtime we went, / And my Cards I play'd fairly to Jenny's content; / I work'd at her Pump till my Sucker grew dry, / Then I left pumping, a good Reaſon why.”
“Pump my tight hole so long and hard that I can't walk or sit when you're done.”
- To express milk from (a breast) by means of a breast pump.
- To fill with air by means of a pump; to inflate.
“He pumped up the air-bed by hand, but used the service station air to pump up the tyres.”
- To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.
“I pumped my fist with joy when I won the race.”
- To enlarge the body by means of weightlifting or steroid use.
- To shake (a person's hand) vigorously.
- Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy.
“The waves were really pumping this morning.”
“Last night's party was really pumping.”
- To kick, throw, or hit the ball far and high.
“Blackburn pumped long balls towards Diouf as they became increasingly desperate to salvage a point, but Wigan held on for a win that may prove crucial in their quest for Premier League survival.”
- To pass gas; to fart quietly.
“People never pumped, just never never, but sometimes ye got smells.”
- To pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them.
“Sure enough, rather than pumping a message to the Console window, you will now see a message box displaying your message”
“The CLR pumps messages automatically during a wait, reducing the likelihood of this but it can show up in native code.”
- To inject silicone into the body in order to try to achieve a fuller or curvier look.
- To fire a bullet from a firearm.
“As quick as was el adrea, Tarzan of the Apes was quicker, and so the great beast crashed against a tree where he had expected to feel the soft flesh of man, while Tarzan, a couple of paces to the right, pumped another bullet into him that brought him clawing and roaring to his side.”
- To load a shell into the chamber of a pump-action shotgun by pumping the mechanism.
“He ran on, pumping another round up into his scattergun.”