▶verb LIQUID/GAS1[T USUALLY*ADV/PREP]to force liquid or gas to move somewhere:　Our latest machine can pump a hundred gallons a minute. ○The new wine is pumped into storage tanks. ○The heart pumps blood through the arteries/round the body.INFORMATION2[T]INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information, especially in a way that is not direct:　She was pumping me for details of the new project.

　　▶idioms pump sb’s hand to SHAKE someone’s hand (=hold their hand and move it up and down, especially in order to greet them)·pump Iron INFORMAL to lift heavy weights for exercise:　These days both men and women pump iron for fitness.

　　▶phrasalverbs pump sth into sth to spend a lot of money trying to make something operate successfully:　They had been pumping money into the business for some years without seeing any results.

　　pump sth out[M]REMOVE1 to remove water or other liquid from something using a pump:　We took turns pumping out the boat. PRODUCE2 INFORMAL DISAPPROVING to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated, forceful and continuous:　The government keeps pumping out the same old propaganda. ○The car radio was pumping out music with a heavy beat.

　　pump out sth If someone’s stomach is pumped out, a poisonous substance is removed from it by being sucked through a tube:　She had to go to hospital to have her stomach pumped out.

　　pump sb up[M]INFORMAL to make someone feel more confident or excited:　He was offering them advice and trying to pump them up. ○[R]The players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem before the game.

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