stomach pump

American

noun

Medicine/Medical.

a suction pump for removing the contents of the stomach, used especially in cases of poisoning.

stomach pump British

noun

med a suction device for removing stomach contents by a tube inserted through the mouth

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stomach pump

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

stomach pump

And he claims a publicist made up the one about the sailors and the stomach pump.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2013

He suffered from terrible indigestion and sometimes had to use a stomach pump on himself.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

Pro basketball is now so much tougher than big-league baseball that Cousy scoffs at any comparison: "One of those guys runs out a triple, and he looks like he needs a stomach pump."

From Time Magazine Archive

We don't have to get a stomach pump to find out if he's been eating jam.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tell him to tell the doctor to bring a stomach pump with him.

From The Missing Bride by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023