pump work
1pump — I n. 1) to prime; work a pump 2) a gasoline (AE), petrol (BE) pump 3) a centrifugal; heat; stomach; suction; sump pump II v. 1) (d; tr.) to pump into (to pump investments into a company; to pump water into a tank) 2) (D; tr.) to pump out of (to… …
2pump — pump1 [pump] n. [ME pumpe < MDu pompe < Sp bomba, prob. of echoic orig.] 1. any of various machines that force a liquid or gas into or through, or draw it out of, something, as by suction or pressure 2. Informal the heart vt. 1. to raise or …
3work — [wʉrk] n. [ME werk < OE weorc, akin to Ger werk < IE base * werĝ , to do, act > Gr ergon (for * wergon), action, work, organon, tool, instrument] 1. physical or mental effort exerted to do or make something; purposeful activity; labor;… …
4Pump — Pump, v. i. To work, or raise water, a pump. [1913 Webster] …
5Work train — refers to any of a number of rail cars intended for internal non revenue use by the railroad s operator. Work trains serve functions such as track maintenance, maintenance of way, revenue collection, system cleanup and waste removal, heavy duty… …
6pump|age — «PUHM pihj», noun. 1. the work done in pumping. 2. the quantity pumped: »Maximum pumpage rate of all stations totals 215,000,000 gallons daily (Wall Street Journal) …
7work at full stretch — work/be at full stretch ► to be working as hard as you possibly can: »OPEC members are at full stretch and cannot pump more oil. Main Entry: ↑stretch …
8work/be at full stretch — ► to be working as hard as you possibly can: »OPEC members are at full stretch and cannot pump more oil. Main Entry: ↑stretch …
9Pump iron — work out with weights …
10Pump Up the Volume (film) — Infobox Film name = Pump Up the Volume image size = caption = Theatrical poster director = Allan Moyle producer = Syd Cappe Sara Risher Sandy Stern Nicolas Stiliadis writer = Allan Moyle starring = Christian Slater Samantha Mathis music = Cliff… …
