pumps

UK
/pʌmps/
US
/pʌmps/

Translations

pumpnoun

pumps

pl

pumps
pl
UK
/pʌmp/
US
/pʌmp/
The water pump in the basement stopped working, causing the basement to flood.
Водяной насос в подвале перестал работать, из-за чего подвал затопило.
лодочкиОбычно во множественном числе; о женских туфлях.
She wore a pair of elegant black pumps to the office party.
Она надела элегантные чёрные лодочки на офисную вечеринку.
Additional translations
pumpverb

pumps

pumped
Past Simple
pumped
Past Participle
pumping
Gerund
UK
/pʌmp/
US
/pʌmp/
The detective pumped the suspect for details about the crime.
Детектив выпытывал у подозреваемого подробности преступления.
He needs to pump the water out of the basement.
Он должен качать воду из подвала.
She decided to pump up the bicycle tires before the ride.
Она решила накачать велосипедные шины перед поездкой.
The machine is used to pump oil from the ground.
Машина используется для перекачивания нефти из-под земли.
Additional translations
вкачиватьРазг.; переносно, о деньгах, ресурсах и больших объёмах.
нагнетатьТехн.; о воздухе, газе и давлении.
откачиватьОбычно о жидкости или газе, особенно при удалении.

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.