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pump

 
pronunciation:
puhmp
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition: a machine that causes a liquid or gas to move from one place to another.
 
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: pumps, pumping, pumped
definition: to move using a pump or as if using a pump.
We pumped water from the bottom of the boat.
derivations: pumplike (adj.), pumper (n.)
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