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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
pump
/pʌmp/
verb1 of 2
to make water or any other liquid move using a machine
- “We were really under the pump to meet that deadline.”Tatoeba
- “In swimming pools, water is continuously pumped through a filter.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)