noun / verb
pump
PUMP/pˈʌmp/
To force fluid onward by repeated mechanical pressure.
The hand-operated mechanism pumps water through its curved spout into the bucket.
Etymology
Pump probably comes from Middle Dutch pompe, “water conduit, pipe,” or a related Low German word. Its earliest English uses concern removing ships’ bilge water; its ultimate origin may imitate a plunger’s sound in water.
In context
you've got a little pump here that you pump it and pressurizes the tank
More examples
- She pumps air into her bicycle tires before every ride.
- Your heart pumps blood throughout your body.
- We pumped the water out of the flooded basement.
Forms
pump · pumps · pumped · pumping