All pump synonyms
pump
P p noun pump
- hightops β Plural form of hightop.
- mules β a lounging slipper that covers the toes and instep or only the instep.
- bubbler β a drinking fountain in which the water is forced in a stream from a small vertical nozzle
- cowboy boot β a boot having a thick, angled heel of medium height and, usually, a pointed toe and ornamental stitching, tooling, etc.: traditionally worn by American cowboys
- fountain β a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream.
- flipflop β Alternative form of flip-flop.
- footgear β covering for the feet, as shoes, boots, etc.
- babouche β a Middle-Eastern, particularly Turkish, heelless slipper
- wellhead β a fountainhead; source.
- mainspring β the principal spring in a mechanism, as in a watch.
- mule β a lounging slipper that covers the toes and instep or only the instep.
- boat shoe β a shoe, usually in a style somewhat like a moccasin, with a rubber sole suitable for walking on the deck of a boat
- hightop β Alternative form of high-top.
verb pump
- drain β to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- interrogate β to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
- draw off β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- impose on β to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- gunning β a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- cross-examine β When a lawyer cross-examines someone during a trial or hearing, he or she questions them about the evidence that they have already given.
- hit up β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- quiz β an informal test or examination of a student or class.
- let out β (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- examine β Inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly.
- catheterize β to insert a catheter into
- question β a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- ask β If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer.
- blow β When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- barraging β Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
- cross-question β If you cross-question someone, you ask them a lot of questions about something.
- fetch up β to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.
- let fly β to move through the air using wings.
- elevate β Raise or lift (something) up to a higher position.
- gunned β a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- catapulted β an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.
- bankrupted β Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
- drop hammer β drop forge.
- draw β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- milk β cow's milk for food