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pump sth out

(PRODUCE) informal disapproving phrasal verb with pump
 
 
/pʌmp/ verb

Definition

to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated, forceful, and continuous: The government keeps pumping out the same old propaganda. The car radio was pumping out music with a heavy beat.Creating and producingInventing, designing and innovation
(Definition of pump sth out (PRODUCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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