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{
"term": "pump",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "pump",
"heSheIt": "pumps"
},
"pastSimple": "pumped",
"pastParticiple": "pumped",
"ingForm": "pumping"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to make water, air, gas, etc. flow in a particular direction by using a pump or something that works like a pump",
"sensetop": "pump something (+ adv./prep.)pump something + adj.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The engine is used for pumping water out of the mine.",
"contextForm": "pump something (+ adv./prep.)"
},
{
"text": "The heart pumps blood around the body."
},
{
"text": "It took ages to pump out the cellar *(= pump the water out of it)* after the flood."
},
{
"text": "The lake had been pumped dry.",
"contextForm": "pump something + adj."
},
{
"text": "His heart pumped harder as he held his breath."
},
{
"text": "The lungs pump oxygen into the bloodstream."
}
],
"topics": ["Engineering"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to flow in a particular direction as if it is being forced by a pump",
"sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Blood was pumping out of his wound."
},
{
"text": "The shock sent adrenalin pumping through her veins."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to move something quickly up and down or in and out",
"sensetop": "pump something (+ adv./prep.)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He kept pumping my hand up and down."
},
{
"text": "I pumped the handle like crazy."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to move quickly up and down or in and out",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She sprinted for the line, legs pumping."
},
{
"text": "My heart was pumping with excitement."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to try to get information from somebody by asking them a lot of questions",
"sensetop": "pump somebody (for something)",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "See if you can pump him for more details."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to fire a lot of bullets into somebody",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to fill somebody with something, especially drugs",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They pumped her full of painkillers."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to do exercises in which you lift heavy weights in order to make your muscles stronger",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Health and Fitness"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to remove the contents of somebody’s stomach using a pump, because they have swallowed something harmful",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He had his stomach pumped after taking an overdose."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pʌmp/",
"audio": "pu/pump/pump__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/pʌmps/",
"audio": "pu/pump/pumps__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/pʌmpt/",
"audio": "pu/pump/pumped__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpʌmpɪŋ/",
"audio": "pu/pump/pumping__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pʌmp/",
"audio": "pu/pump/pump__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/pʌmps/",
"audio": "pu/pump/pumps__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/pʌmpt/",
"audio": "pu/pump/pumped__us_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpʌmpɪŋ/",
"audio": "pu/pump/pumping__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "verb late Middle English (originally in nautical use): related to Dutch pomp ‘ship's pump’ (earlier in the sense ‘wooden or metal conduit’), probably partly of imitative origin."
}