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a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction flow intermittently draw or pour with a pump move up and down; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym" raise (gases oor fluids) with a pump operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy" question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information" a low-cut shoe without fastenings supply in great quantities; "Pump money into a project" the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly" |
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