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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 © Cambridge University Press)

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