pump
verb [T usually + adv/prep] (LIQUID/GAS) /pʌmp/Definition
› to force liquid or gas to move somewhere: Our latest machine can pump a hundred gallons a minute. The new wine is pumped into storage tanks. The heart pumps blood through the arteries/round the body.Generating and pumping devices
(Definition of pump verb (LIQUID/GAS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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