▶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.
pump sth up[M]1 to fill something with air using a pump: Have you pumped up the balloons yet? ○I must pump the tyres up on my bike. 2INFORMAL to increase something by a large amount: The US was able to pump up exports. ○Let’s pump up the volume a bit!
pump-action/ˈpʌmp. æk. ʃn/ adjective [BEFORE NOUN]describes a device which operates by forcing something, especially air, in or out of a closed space or container: a pump-action shotgun ○a pump-action toilet
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