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pump
noun [C] (SHOE) /pʌmp/Definition
› [usually plural] a type of flat shoe, like a ballet dancer's shoe, worn by womenShoes and shoemaking › [usually plural] US (UK court shoe) a type of plain shoe with a raised heel and no way of fastening it to the foot, worn by womenShoes and shoemaking › [usually plural] UK a flat shoe made of heavy cloth, worn by children for doing sportsShoes and shoemaking
(Definition of pump noun (SHOE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ankle boot noun
- ballet shoe noun
- Birkenstock noun
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- cross-trainer noun
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