- pump
- n1. force pump, lift pump, sump pump, air pump, bicycle pump.v2.Usu. pump outforce out, push out, drive out; empty, drain, siphon out, draw off or out; extract, take out, remove, bail out, clear out; deflate, let the air out.3.Usu. pump upinflate, blow up, enlarge, puff out, Obs. sufflate, swell, bloat, expand, dilate.4. drive, force, push, send.5. question closely, cross-examine, cross-question, interrogate, quiz, Inf. grill, catechize, Chiefly U.S. Inf. give [s.o.] the third degree
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.