What does "pump" mean?
Pump: To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid.
Additional senses
- 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.
- 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. But pump not me for politics. Otway.
- 4.To work, or raise water, a pump.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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