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pump noun

  /pʌmp/
  • A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
  • A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel.
 pompe

pump verb

  /pʌmp/
  • (transitive, intransitive) To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump. [from 16th c.]
  • (transitive) To gain information from (a person) by persistent questioning. [from 17th c.]
  • (transitive) To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump. [from 19th c.]
  • (US, intransitive, slang) Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy. [from 20th c.]
 pomper
pump up
gonfler
pump attendant
pompiste
bicycle pump
pompe à vélo
gas pump
pompe à essence
heat pump
pompe à chaleur, thermopompe
bilge pump
pompe de cale
breast pump
tire-lait
drain pump
pompe de vidange
vacuum pump
pompe à vide
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