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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Prices at U.S. pumps are expected to remain higher for longer, as the physical market for oil products remains tight.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The actions along the Mediterranean coast to bar access to the harbours of Nice and Sete, and a depot in Frontignan, come as petrol prices at French pumps near an all-time high.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
An expansion to 5.0 million metric tons per annum from 4.3 million tons “would only involve modest capex” of roughly US$30 million, mainly relating to upgrading the pumps, according to RBC.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
That doesn't mean balancing the demands of data centres will be easy but experts say it is no different to the additional electricity needed to charge electric vehicles or power domestic heat pumps.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Her little patent leather pocketbook plaintively matches her pumps.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
