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Meaning:
Noun:
- A dancing shoe.
- A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel.
- A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
- An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping
- bodybuilding A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
- British A type of shoe, a trainer or sneaker.
- colloquial A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
- North American A type of very high-heeled shoe; stilettoes.
- obsolete|slang The heart.
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Verb:
- intransitive slang To be going very well.
- intransitive To use a pump to move liquid or gas.
- transitive (''often followed by'' '''up''') To fill with air.
- transitive To gain information from (a person) by persistent questioning.
- transitive To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.
- transitive To shake (a person's hand) vigorously.
- transitive To use a pump to move (liquid or gas).
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