pump
English
/pʌmp/
noun
Definitions
- 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
- A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel.
- (bodybuilding) A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
- (colloquial) A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
- (US) The heart.
- (obsolete) The vagina.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pumpe derived from Middle Dutch pompe (pipe, water conduit) derived from Middle Low German pumpe (pump, a pump).
Origin
Middle Low German
pumpe
Gloss
pump, a pump
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cryopump English
- hand English
- handpump English
- house English
- hydropump English
- jack English
- micropump English
- minipump English
- nanopump English
- overpump English
- picopump English
- postpump English
- pumpability English
- pumpable English
- pumpage English
- pumper English
- pumphouse English
- pumpjack English
- pumpless English
- pumplike English
- pumpman English
- repump English
- repumping English
- turbopump English
- vacuum English
- vacuum pump English
- wind English
- windpump English
- Kreiselpumpe German
- Pumpe German
- Vakuumpumpe German
- Wärmepumpe German
- aufpumpen German
- pumpen German
- vollpumpen German
- pumpa Hungarian
- pomp Dutch, Flemish
- pompen Dutch, Flemish
- pump Swedish
- pumpe Middle English
- pumpa Irish
- pumpa Czech
- pumpovat Czech
- pumpi Esperanto
- पंप Hindi
- ปั๊ม Thai
- pompe Middle Dutch
- 幫浦 Chinese
- 泵 Chinese
- 泵浦 Chinese
- pumpe Middle Low German
- pam Tok Pisin
- pàmpa ǃXóõ
- pòmpa ǃXóõ