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Synonyms for pump

Most common

lift catechize handshake inflate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Lift — to enlarge the body by means of weightlifting or steroid use

lift, big up

2. Interrogate — to gain something, especially information, from (a person) by persistent questioning

interrogate, grill

3. Tap — to have sex with; to sexually penetrate, especially with a thrusting motion

tap, bang

Noun

1. Gym shoe — A low-top shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas upper; a low-top canvas sneaker

gym shoe, sneaker US, dap UK, plimsoll UK

2. Ticker

heart, ticker

Other

shoe, court shoe, pumpy slang

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To gain something, especially information, from (a person) by persistent questioning.

  2. v. 2

    To have sex with; to sexually penetrate, especially with a thrusting motion.

  3. n. 1

    A low-top shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas upper; a low-top canvas sneaker.

  4. n. 2

    A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.

    This pump can deliver 100 gallons of water per minute.

Forms

Plural
pumps → sneakers, daps, plimsolls, hearts…
Past participle
pumped
e.g. pumped → lifted, interrogated, grilled, tapped…

Example sentences

  • lift Tom said the box was too heavy to lift by himself.
  • handshake Santiago held out his hand for a goodbye handshake.
  • inflate Ziri struggled to inflate the balloon.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pumpfalling
liftsteady
catechizerising
handshakerising
inflatesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
tap1, dap
4 letters
lift1, bang1, shoe1, quiz1
5 letters
heart1, trump1, grill1, pumpy
6 letters
ticker2
7 letters
inflate2, sneaker2
8 letters
question2, plimsoll
9 letters
handshake2, catechize, catechise
11 letters
interrogate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ticker2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
pomper
Italiano
pompare
Deutsch
Pumpen
Català
bombar