1.  pump(n = noun.artifact) - a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction;
is a kind of mechanical device
is a part of cooling system, engine cooling system, fuel system
has parts: cylinder, piston chamber
has particulars: air pump, vacuum pump, aspirator, auxiliary pump, donkey pump, bicycle pump, bilge pump, centrifugal pump, force pump, gas pump, gasoline pump, island dispenser, petrol pump, grease-gun, gun, hand pump, heart-lung machine, hydraulic pump, hydraulic ram, lift pump, oil pump, stirrup pump, suction pump, water pump
Derived forms verb pump₁, verb pump₇, verb pump₃

2.  pump(n = noun.body) heart, ticker - 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"
is a kind of internal organ, viscus
is a part of cardiovascular system, circulatory system
has parts: arteria coronaria, coronary artery, cardiac muscle, heart muscle, cardiac valve, heart valve, valve
has particulars: athlete's heart, biauriculate heart

3.  pump(n = noun.artifact) - a low-cut shoe without fastenings;
is a kind of shoe
has particulars: spectator, spectator pump

1.  pump(v = verb.contact) - operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal"
is one way to handle, manage, wield
Derived form noun pump₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

2.  pump(v = verb.competition) - deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy"
is one way to blast, shoot
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP

3.  pump(v = verb.motion) - draw or pour with a pump;
is one way to draw, take out
Derived form noun pump₁
Sample sentences: The women pump water into the bowl

4.  pump(v = verb.possession) - supply in great quantities; "Pump money into a project"
is one way to furnish, provide, render, supply
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something PP

5.  pump(v = verb.motion) - flow intermittently;
is one way to gush, spirt, spout, spurt
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP

6.  pump(v = verb.motion) - move up and down; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym"
is one way to displace, move
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

7.  pump(v = verb.motion) - raise (gases or fluids) with a pump;
is one way to bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
Derived form noun pump₁
Sample sentences: Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP

8.  pump(v = verb.communication) - question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information"
is one way to query, question
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody

   A low shoe with a thin sole. Swift. [1913 Webster]

   An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the piston. [1913 Webster]
" for various kinds of pumps, see Air pump, Chain pump, and Force pump; also, under Lifting, Plunger, Rotary, etc." [1913 Webster]

1.  To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid. [1913 Webster]

2.  To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship. [1913 Webster]

3.  Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money, etc. [1913 Webster]
"But pump not me for politics." [1913 Webster]

   To work, or raise water, a pump. [1913 Webster]

pump, n. & v.
--n.
1 a machine, usu. with rotary action or the reciprocal action of a piston, for raising or moving liquids, compressing gases, inflating tyres, etc.
2 an instance of pumping; a stroke of a pump.
--v.
1 tr. (often foll. by in, out, into, up, etc.) raise or remove (liquid, gas, etc.) with a pump.
2 tr. (often foll. by up) fill (a tyre etc.) with air.
3 tr. remove (water etc.) with a pump.
4 intr. work a pump.
5 tr. (often foll. by out) cause to move, pour forth, etc., as if by pumping.
6 tr. elicit information from (a person) by persistent questioning.
7 tr. a move vigorously up and down. b shake (a person's hand) effusively.

Idiom:
pump-brake a handle of a pump, esp. with a transverse bar for several people to work at. pump-handle colloq. shake (a person's hand) effusively. pump iron colloq. exercise with weights. pump-priming
1 introduce fluid etc. into a pump to prepare it for working.
2 esp. US the stimulation of commerce etc. by investment.
pump room
1 a room where fuel pumps etc. are stored or controlled.
2 a room at a spa etc. where medicinal water is dispensed.

pump, n.
1 a plimsoll.
2 a light shoe for dancing etc.
3 US a court shoe.

Etymology:
16th c.: orig. unkn.

N  clothing, investment, covering, dress, raiment, drapery, costume, attire, guise, toilet, toilette, trim, habiliment, vesture, vestment, garment, garb, palliament, apparel, wardrobe, wearing apparel, clothes, things, underclothes, array, tailoring, millinery, finery, full dress, garniture, theatrical properties, outfit, equipment, trousseau, uniform, regimentals, continentals, canonicals, livery, gear, harness, turn-out, accouterment, caparison, suit, rigging, trappings, traps, slops, togs, toggery, day wear, night wear, zoot suit, designer clothes, masquerade, dishabille, morning dress, undress, kimono, lungi, shooting-coat, mufti, rags, tatters, old clothes, mourning, weeds, duds, slippers, robe, tunic, paletot, habit, gown, coat, frock, blouse, toga, smock frock, claw coat, hammer coat, Prince Albert coat, sack coat, tuxedo coat, frock coat, dress coat, tail coat, cloak, pall, mantle, mantlet mantua, shawl, pelisse, wrapper, veil, cape, tippet, kirtle, plaid, muffler, comforter, haik, huke, chlamys, mantilla, tabard, housing, horse cloth, burnoose, burnous, roquelaure, houppelande, surcoat, overcoat, great coat, surtout, spencer, mackintosh, waterproof, raincoat, ulster, P-coat, dreadnought, wraprascal, poncho, cardinal, pelerine, barbe, chudder, jubbah, oilskins, pajamas, pilot jacket, talma jacket, vest, jerkin, waistcoat, doublet, camisole, gabardine, farthingale, kilt, jupe, crinoline, bustle, panier, skirt, apron, pinafore, bloomer, bloomers, chaqueta, songtag, tablier, pants, trousers, trowsers, breeches, pantaloons, inexpressibles, overalls, smalls, small clothes, shintiyan, shorts, jockey shorts, boxer shorts, tights, drawers, panties, unmentionables, knickers, knickerbockers, philibeg, fillibeg, pants suit, culottes, jeans, blue jeans, dungarees, denims, Levis, Calvin Klein, Calvins, Bonjour, Gloria Vanderbilt, headdress, headgear, chapeau, crush hat, opera hat, kaffiyeh, sombrero, jam, tam-o-shanter, tarboosh, topi, sola topi, pagri, puggaree, cap, hat, beaver hat, coonskin cap, castor, bonnet, tile, wideawake, billycock, wimple, nightcap, mobcap, skullcap, hood, coif, capote, calash, kerchief, snood, babushka, head, coiffure, crown, chignon, pelt, wig, front, peruke, periwig, caftan, turban, fez, shako, csako, busby, kepi, forage cap, bearskin, baseball cap, fishing hat, helmet, mask, domino, body clothes, linen, hickory shirt, shirt, sark, smock, shift, chemise, night gown, negligee, dressing gown, night shirt, bedgown, sac de nuit, underclothes, underpants, undershirt, slip, brassiere, corset, stays, corsage, corset, corselet, bodice, girdle, stomacher, petticoat, panties, under waistcoat, jock, athletic supporter, jockstrap, sweater, jersey, cardigan, turtleneck, pullover, sweater vest, neckerchief, neckcloth, tie, ruff, collar, cravat, stock, handkerchief, scarf, bib, tucker, boa, cummerbund, rumal, rabat, shoe, pump, boot, slipper, sandal, galoche, galoshes, patten, clog, sneakers, running shoes, hiking boots, high-low, Blucher boot, wellington boot, Hessian boot, jack boot, top boot, Balmoral, arctics, bootee, bootikin, brogan, chaparajos, chavar, chivarras, chivarros, gums, larrigan, rubbers, showshoe, stogy, veldtschoen, legging, buskin, greave, galligaskin, gamache, gamashes, moccasin, gambado, gaiter, spatterdash, brogue, antigropelos, stocking, hose, gaskins, trunk hose, sock, hosiery, glove, gauntlet, mitten, cuff, wristband, sleeve, swaddling cloth, baby linen, layette, ice wool, taffeta, pocket handkerchief, hanky, hankie, clothier, tailor, milliner, costumier, sempstress, snip, dressmaker, habitmaker, breechesmaker, shoemaker, Crispin, friseur, cordwainer, cobbler, hosier, hatter, draper, linen draper, haberdasher, mercer, diaper, nappy, disposable diaper, cloth diaper, Luvs Huggies, invested, habited, dighted, barbed, barded, clad, costume, shod, chausse, en grande tenue, sartorial, the soul of this man is his clothes.

N  river, running water, jet, spirt, spurt, squirt, spout, spray, splash, rush, gush, jet d'eau, sluice, water spout, water fall, cascade, force, foss, lin, linn, ghyll, Niagara, cataract, rapids, white water, catadupe, cataclysm, debacle, inundation, deluge, chute, washout, rain, rainfall, serein, shower, scud, downpour, driving rain, drenching rain, cloudburst, hyetology, hyetography, predominance of Aquarius, reign of St. Swithin, mizzle, drizzle, stillicidum, plash, dropping, falling weather, northeaster, hurricane, typhoon, stream, course, flux, flow, profluence, effluence, defluxion, flowing, current, tide, race, coulee, spring, artesian well, fount, fountain, rill, rivulet, gill, gullet, rillet, streamlet, brooklet, branch, runnel, sike, burn, beck, creek, brook, bayou, stream, river, reach, tributary, geyser, spout, waterspout, body of water, torrent, rapids, flush, flood, swash, spring tide, high tide, full tide, bore, tidal bore, eagre, hygre, fresh, freshet, indraught, reflux, undercurrent, eddy, vortex, gurge, whirlpool, Maelstrom, regurgitation, overflow, confluence, corrivation, wave, billow, surge, swell, ripple, anerythmon gelasma, beach comber, riffle, rollers, ground swell, surf, breakers, white horses, whitecaps, rough sea, heavy sea, high seas, cross sea, long sea, short sea, chopping sea, hydrodynamics, hydraulics, hydraulicostatics, rain gauge, flowmeter, pegology, irrigation, pump, watering pot, watering cart, hydrant, syringe, garden hose, lawn spray, bhisti, mussuk, fluent, diffluent, profluent, affluent, tidal, flowing, meandering, meandry, meandrous, fluvial, fluviatile, streamy, showery, rainy, pluvial, stillicidous, stillatitious, for men may come and men may go but I go on foreve, that old man river, he just keeps rolling along.

VB  make inquiry, inquire, ask, seek, search, look for, look about for, look out for, scan, reconnoiter, explore, sound, rummage, ransack, pry, peer, look round, look over, go over, look through, go through, spy, overhaul, ask about, inquire about, scratch the head, slap the forehead, look into every hole and corner, peer into every hole and corner, pry into every hole and corner, nose, trace up, search out, hunt down, hunt out, fish out, ferret out, unearth, leave no stone unturned, seek a clue, seek a clew, hunt, track, trail, mouse, dodge, trace, follow the trail, follow the scent, pursue, beat up one's quarters, fish for, feel for, investigate, take up an inquiry, institute an inquiry, pursue an inquiry, follow up an inquiry, conduct an inquiry, carry on an inquiry, carry out an inquiry, prosecute an inquiry, look at, look into, preexamine, discuss, canvass, agitate, examine, study, consider, calculate, dip into, dive into, delve into, go deep into, make sure of, probe, sound, fathom, probe to the bottom, probe to the quick, scrutinize, analyze, anatomize, dissect, parse, resolve, sift, winnow, view in all its phases, try in all its phases, thresh out, bring in question, bring into question, subject to examination, put to the proof, audit, tax, pass in review, take into consideration, take counsel, question, demand, put the question, pop the question, propose the question, propound the question, moot the question, start the question, raise the question, stir the question, suggest the question, put forth the question, ventilate the question, grapple with the question, go into a question, question, put to the question, interrogate, pump, subject to interrogation, subject to examination, cross-question, cross-examine, press for an answer, give the third degree, put to the inquisition, dodge, catechize, require an answer, pick the brains of, suck the brains of, feel the pulse, get the lay of the land, see how the wind is blowing, put one's ear to the ground, be in question, undergo examination.

air pump, auxiliary pump, bicycle pump, bilge pump, centrifugal pump, chain pump, condensation pump, diffusion pump, donkey pump, force pump, gas pump, gasoline pump, hand pump, heat pump, hydraulic pump, ion pump, lift pump, oil pump, pump action, pump house, pump priming, pump room, pump well, spectator pump, sprengel pump, stirrup pump, stomach pump, suction pump, sump pump, vacuum pump, water pump