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      pump
      noun
      A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
      An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping
      A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel; a gas pump.
      (bodybuilding, climbing) A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
      (colloquial) A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
      (US, slang) The heart.
      (British) A low-top shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas upper; a low-top canvas sneaker.
      (chiefly Canada, US) 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)
      A dancing shoe.
      A type of shoe without a heel.
      (obsolete, vulgar, British slang) The vagina.
      verb
      (transitive, intransitive) To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.
      (transitive) To inject or pour (something) into someone or something in a manner similar to a pump.
      (transitive) To gain something, especially information, from (a person) by persistent questioning.
      (transitive, UK, slang) To have sex with; to sexually penetrate, especially with a thrusting motion.
      (transitive, intransitive) To express milk from (a breast) by means of a breast pump.
      (transitive, often followed by up) To fill with air by means of a pump; to inflate.
      (transitive) To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.
      (bodybuilding) To enlarge the body by means of weightlifting or steroid use.
      (transitive) To shake (a person's hand) vigorously.
      (US, intransitive, slang) Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy.
      (sports) To kick, throw, or hit the ball far and high.
      (British, slang, vulgar) To pass gas; to fart quietly.
      (computing) To pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them.
      (colloquial) To inject silicone into the body in order to try to achieve a fuller or curvier look.
      To fire a bullet from a firearm.
      To load a shell into the chamber of a pump-action shotgun by pumping the mechanism.
      (obsolete) 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.
      Synonyms for pump
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