Words · Common
pump
/pʌmp/ · 4 letters · 3 distinct letters
- noun
a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
- verb
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
pump the gas pedal
- verb
deliver forth
pump bullets into the dummy
- verb
draw or pour with a pump
- noun
the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
he stood still, his heart thumping wildly