pump puhmp n a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction n the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body n a low-cut shoe without fastenings v operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal pump the gas pedal v deliver forth pump bullets into the dummy v draw or pour with a pump v supply in great quantities v flow intermittently v move up and down The athlete pumps weights in the gym v raise (gases or fluids) with a pump v question persistently She pumped the witnesses for information Usage(s) Home builders and owners have long dreamed of a cheap and practical heat pump to maintain comfortable temperatures in homes both winter and summer. Authorized by Congress 67 years ago, the so-called Yazoo Pump is a relic of an era when wetlands were considered wastelands. Installation of the pump was intricate business. Synonym(s) heart ticker
News & Articles pump Dump the Pump scheduled for June 20 in city SOUTH BEND -- The South Bend Common Council wants you to Dump the Pump on June 20. June 12, 2013 - South Bend Tribune Orocobre Completes Long-Term Pump Testing at the Cangrejillos/Salinas Grandes Potash-Lithium Project Orocobre Limited reports completion of long-term pump tests at the 85% owned Salinas Grandes Potash-Lithium project in Salta Province, North West Argentina. June 11, 2013 - Marketwired via Yahoo! Finance Failed pump sends sewage into Mississippi River A sump pump at the main wastewater pumping station in Princeton, Iowa failed, sending raw sewage flowing into the Mississippi River. June 10, 2013 - WQAD Moline