air pump

air pump
noun
a pump that moves air in or out of something
• Syn: ↑vacuum pump
• Hypernyms: ↑pump
• Hyponyms: ↑condensation pump, ↑diffusion pump, ↑inflater, ↑inflator, ↑ion pump

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noun
: a pump for exhausting air from a closed space or for compressing air or forcing it through other apparatus — compare vacuum pump

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1. an apparatus for drawing in, compressing, or exhausting air.
2. (caps.) Astron. the constellation Antlia.
[1650-60]

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air pump UK US noun [countable] [singular air pump plural air pumps]
a piece of equipment used for putting air into something such as a tyre or a ball
Thesaurus: machines and equipment with a specific usehyponym general words for machinery and equipmenthypernym

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air pump,
an apparatus for forcing air into or through something, or for drawing it out, or for compressing it.

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n. a device for pumping air into or out of an enclosed space

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noun, pl ⋯ pumps [count]
: a pump used for removing air from or adding air to something (such as a tire)

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ˈair pump [air pump] noun
a piece of equipment for sending air into or out of sth

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an air pump used to filter water in a fish tank


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