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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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