pump

1. n. A low shoe with a thin sole. Source: opted

2. n. An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the piston. Source: opted

3. v. t. To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid. Source: opted

4. v. t. To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship. Source: opted

5. v. t. Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money, etc. Source: opted

6. v. i. To work, or raise water, a pump. Source: opted

7. n. a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction Source: wordnet

8. n. the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body Source: wordnet

9. n. a low-cut shoe without fastenings Source: wordnet

10. v. operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal Source: wordnet

11. v. deliver forth Source: wordnet

12. v. draw or pour with a pump Source: wordnet

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