pump
noun
an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes.
pumps
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present tense formof pump (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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She slipped into pumps with the American flag bedazzled across them at a primary election party in Iowa in June.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The city was also “reinforcing protective sand berms, preparing pumps and tide valves and positioning resources in flood-prone areas,” officials said on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
These ultrasound scans use sound waves to produce moving images of the heart, allowing doctors to examine its structure and measure how effectively it pumps blood.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
The cost of diesel at UK pumps recently reached the highest level since July 2022, shortly after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
There’s graffiti of two silhouettes on the wall with the air pumps for bike tires.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
