to work a pump
1pump — 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 …
2work — [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;… …
3pump — 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… …
4pump — 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 …
5pump — 1. An apparatus for forcing a gas or liquid from or to any part. 2. Any mechanism for using metabolic energy to accomplish active transport of a substance. breast p. a suction instrument for withdra …
6pump — 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 …
7pump — 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 …
8pump — 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… …
9pump — I [[t]pʌmp[/t]] 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) zool. anat. inf the heart 3) cbl a biological system that supplies energy… …
10Pump — Pump, v. i. To work, or raise water, a pump. [1913 Webster] …
