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Pumping

verb
/ˈpʌmpɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 4.3

Definitions

1.verbTo use a pump to move (liquid or gas).
"I've pumped over 1000 gallons of water in the last ten minutes."
2.verb(often followed by up) To fill with air.
"He pumped up the air-bed by hand, but used the service station air to pump up the tyres."
3.verbTo move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.
"I pumped my fist with joy when I won the race."
4.verbTo shake (a person's hand) vigorously.
5.verbTo gain information from (a person) by persistent questioning.
6.verbTo use a pump to move liquid or gas.
"I've been pumping for over a minute but the water isn't coming through."
7.verbTo be going very well.
"Last night's party was really pumping."
8.verbTo kick, throw or hit the ball far and high.
9.verbTo pass gas; to fart.
10.verbTo pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them.
11.verb(British slang) To copulate.
12.verbTo weightlift.
13.nounThe act by which something is pumped.

Synonyms

bangbig upliftpump irongrillinterrogatehandshaketrumptickerheartintakespraying

Rhymes With

slumpingthumpinghumpingbumpingclumpingplumpingdumpingjumping
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