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pump sth out

(REMOVE) phrasal verb with pump
 
 
/pʌmp/ verb

Definition

to remove water or other liquid from something using a pump: We took turns pumping out the boat.Generating and pumping devices
(Definition of pump sth out (REMOVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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