| Pump (pump) |
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| n. | (p&ubreve]mp) |
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| Pump |
| [Probably so
called as being worn for pomp or ornament. See Pomp.] |
A low shoe with a thin sole.
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An hydraulic
machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids,
consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow
cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or
retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the
action of the piston.
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To raise with a
pump, as water or other liquid.
To draw water, or the like, from] to from
water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to
pump a ship.
Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as
secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying; to question or
ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money,
etc.
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To work, or raise
water, a pump.
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