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pump

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʌmp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pʌmp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pump)

Collocations for "pump"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "pump" in context.

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pump

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [water, air, heat, vacuum, hydraulic, tire] pump
  2. a [football, soccer ball, bicycle] pump
  3. a [two, one] -way pump
  4. use a breast pump
  5. [uses, needs] an insulin pump
  6. a gas pump
  7. the [unleaded, diesel] pump
  8. fill up at the pump
  9. with a pump of his fist
  10. a fist pump
  11. a pump filter
  12. pump up [a tire, the volume, a ball]
  13. pump [a tire] up
  14. pump [yourself, the team] up
  15. my [heart, head, blood] was pumping
  16. [blood] was pumping through my [veins, body]
  17. blood pumped around her [body]
  18. pump for oil
  19. pump water (from a well)
  20. pump the [lake, pool, boat] dry
  21. slang: pump iron
  22. pumped her [fist, fists] (in the air)
  23. his [legs, arms, veins] were pumping
  24. pump [money, your savings] into [a house, a project, a yacht]
  25. pumped him for [details, news, information]
  26. pumped a [bullet, round] into him
n as adj
  1. a pump filter
'pump' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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