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  • 51pump — pump1 pumpable, adj. pumpless, adj. pumplike, adj. /pump/, n. 1. an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes. 2. Engin., Building Trades. a shore …

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  • 52pump — [[t]pʌ̱mp[/t]] ♦♦♦ pumps, pumping, pumped 1) N COUNT A pump is a machine or device that is used to force a liquid or gas to flow in a particular direction. ...pumps that circulate the fuel around in the engine... There was no water in the… …

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  • 53pump — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pumpe, pompe; akin to Middle Low German pumpe pump, Middle Dutch pompe Date: 15th century 1. a device that raises, transfers, delivers, or compresses fluids or that attenuates gases especially by suction or… …

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  • 54foot — foot1 [ fut ] (plural feet [ fit ] ) noun *** ▸ 1 body part ▸ 2 unit of length ▸ 3 bottom of something ▸ 4 end of something ▸ 5 in poetry ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the part of your body at the end of your leg, on which you stand: Mary slid her feet… …

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  • 55foot — 1 /fUt/ noun plural feet /fi:t/ (C) 1 BODY PART the part of your body that you stand on and walk on: I have a really bad pain in my foot. 2 on foot if you go somewhere on foot, you walk there: It takes about 30 minutes on foot, or 10 minutes if… …

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  • 56foot — I UK [fʊt] / US noun Word forms foot : singular foot plural feet UK [fiːt] / US [fɪt] *** 1) [countable] the part of your body at the end of your leg, on which you stand Mary slid her feet into her sandals. wipe your feet: He wiped his feet on… …

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  • 57Pump-jack — A pump jack is type of portable scaffolding system. The scaffold rests on supports attached to 2 or more horizontal posts. The user raises the scaffolding by pumping the foot pedals on the supports. Used in construction.External links*… …

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  • 58Pump (skateboarding) — Pumping is a skateboarding technique used to gain speed without the riders feet leaving the board. This is done by selectively applying pressure to different parts of the board. Pumping can be done on flatland by turning or on a transition like a …

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  • 59foot valve — noun a one way valve at the inlet of a pipe or the base of a suction pump …

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  • 60foot valve — noun : a check valve at the lower end of a suction pipe (as in a well) * * * n. a one way valve at the inlet of a pipe or the base of a suction pump …

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