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pump

UK
/pʌmp/
US
/pʌmp/

Translations

pumpnoun
pumps
pl
UK
/pʌmp/
US
/pʌmp/
The water pump in the basement stopped working, causing the basement to flood.
La pompe à eau au sous-sol a cessé de fonctionner, ce qui a provoqué l’inondation du sous-sol.
escarpinAu pluriel, le plus courant pour ce sens.
She wore a pair of elegant black pumps to the office party.
Elle portait une paire d’escarpins noirs élégants à la soirée du bureau.
Additional translations
coup de pompePar extension technique, pour la quantité délivrée par une seule action de pompage.
Synonyms
compressor
sump
expeller
injector
blower
piston
pumpverb
pumped
Past Simple
pumped
Past Participle
pumping
Gerund
UK
/pʌmp/
US
/pʌmp/
injecterSurtout au sens figuré, pour des fonds, des ressources ou de grandes quantités.
The company pumped millions of dollars into the new project.
L’entreprise a injecté des millions de dollars dans le nouveau projet.
interrogerSens familier ou journalistique quand on cherche à obtenir des informations.
The detective pumped the suspect for details about the crime.
Le détective a interrogé le suspect pour obtenir des détails sur le crime.
They pumped water from the flooded basement.
Ils ont pompé l’eau du sous-sol inondé.
Synonyms
circulate
supply
inject
force
expel
draw
move
Antonyms
deflate
drain
empty
withdraw
pumpadjective
UK
/pʌmp/
US
/pʌmp/
Used attributively to modify another noun; non-gradable.
à pompeEmployé dans les groupes nominaux techniques ou descriptifs.
The engineer inspected the pump housing for cracks.
L’ingénieur a inspecté le carter à pompe pour repérer des fissures.

Definitions

pumpnoun
A device used to move fluids, such as liquids or gases, from one place to another, often by mechanical action.
The water pump in the basement stopped working, causing the basement to flood.
A type of shoe, typically a woman's shoe, with a low-cut front and usually without a fastening.
She wore a pair of elegant black pumps to the office party.
A device or mechanism for inflating something, such as a tire or a balloon.
He used a bicycle pump to inflate the flat tire before his morning ride.
An act of operating a pump or the quantity delivered by a single stroke of a pump.
Give the sprayer two pumps before applying the cleaner.
pumpverb
To force a liquid or gas to move in a particular direction using a pump.
They pumped water from the flooded basement.
To move up and down or in and out with a regular rhythm.
The heart pumps blood throughout the body.
To inflate something by using a pump.
He pumped the bicycle tires before the race.
To supply or inject something in large quantities.
The company pumped millions of dollars into the new project.
To question someone persistently to obtain information.
The detective pumped the suspect for details about the crime.
pumpadjective
Relating to, intended for, or operated by a pump or pumps.
The engineer inspected the pump housing for cracks.
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