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  • 21pump — 1 noun 1 (C) a machine for forcing liquid or gas into or out of something: water/air/beer etc pump (=for moving water/air etc) | hand/foot pump (=operated by your hand or foot) | petrol pump/gas pump (=for putting petrol or gas into cars) see… …

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  • 22pump — pump1 [ pʌmp ] noun count ** 1. ) a piece of equipment for making a liquid or gas move into or out of something: an air/a fuel pump a hand/foot pump (=one that you work with your hand or foot) 2. ) usually plural a plain woman s shoe that has a… …

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  • 23pump — I UK [pʌmp] / US noun [countable] Word forms pump : singular pump plural pumps ** 1) a piece of equipment for making a liquid or gas move into or out of something an air/a fuel pump a hand/foot pump (= operated with your hand or foot) 2) [usually …

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  • 24pump — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a machine, usu. with rotary action or the reciprocal action of a piston, for raising or moving liquids, compressing gases, inflating tyres, etc. 2 an instance of pumping; a stroke of a pump. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by in, out, into …

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  • 25hand pump — A device in a hydraulic system used to manually build up hydraulic pressure as a backup in case of hydraulic pump failure. In some earlier aircraft, the hand pump was also used to transfer fuel from one tank to another in case of electrical or… …

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  • 26pump — Synonyms and related words: abdomen, add to, aggrandize, air pump, amplify, animate, anus, appendix, aspirator, augment, bail out, beer pump, bicycle pump, bilge pump, bleed, blind gut, bloat, blow up, bowels, brain, breast pump, broach, broaden …

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  • 27Pump-Stillen — Frisch abgepumpte Muttermilch Pump Stillen ist eine besondere Form des Stillens. Dabei wird der Säugling nicht direkt an der Brust der Mutter gefüttert, sondern die Muttermilch wird mit Hilfe einer Muttermilchpumpe aus der Brust abgepumpt und dem …

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  • 28pump — I. /pʌmp / (say pump) noun 1. an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids, as by means of a piston, plunger, or rotating vanes. –verb (t) 2. to raise, drive, etc., with a pump. 3. to operate by action like that …

  • 29pump — 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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  • 30Pump-action — A pump action rifle or shotgun is one in which the handgrip can be pumped back and forth in order to eject and chamber a round of ammunition. It is much faster than a bolt action and somewhat faster than a lever action, as it does not require the …

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