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• pump something up — informal turn up the volume of music. → pump pump something up fill (something) with (liquid, gas, etc.). → pump …   English new terms dictionary

• pump something up — pump (someone/something) up to improve someone s or something s performance. Athletes can take drugs to pump themselves up, but there are huge risks involved. Everett hopes the new products will pump up corporate sales …   New idioms dictionary

• pump something in — ˌpump sth ˈinto sth | ˌpump sth ˈin derived to put a lot of money into sth • He pumped all his savings into the business. Main entry: ↑pumpderived …   Useful english dictionary

• pump something up — tv. to flex and tense a muscle until it is expanded to its fullest size, as with thighs and forearms. (Bodybuilding.) □ He really can pump up his pecs. CD She pumped up her thighs and struck a pose …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• pump something into something — ˌpump sth ˈinto sth | ˌpump sth ˈin derived to put a lot of money into sth • He pumped all his savings into the business. Main entry: ↑pumpderived …   Useful english dictionary

• pump something into somebody — ˌpump sth ˈinto sb derived to force a lot of sth into sb • It s difficult to pump facts and figures into tired students. Main entry: ↑pumpderived …   Useful english dictionary

• pump something out — ˌpump sthˈout derived (informal) to produce sth in large amounts • loudspeakers pumping out rock music • Our cars pump out thousands of tonnes of poisonous fumes every year. Main entry: ↑p …   Useful english dictionary

• pump something out — produce or emit something in large quantities or amounts. → pump …   English new terms dictionary

• pump — pump1 [ pʌmp ] noun count ** 1. ) a piece of equipment for making a liquid or gas move into or out of something: an air/a fuel pump a hand/foot pump (=one that you work with your hand or foot) 2. ) usually plural a plain woman s shoe that has a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pump — pump1 S3 [pʌmp] n [Sense: 1, 3; Date: 1400 1500; : Middle Low German; Origin: pumpe or Middle Dutch pompe, probably from Spanish bomba] [Sense: 2; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Origin unknown] 1.) a machine for forcing liquid or gas into or out of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English