{
    "term": "pump",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "pump",
            "heSheIt": "pumps"
        },
        "pastSimple": "pumped",
        "pastParticiple": "pumped",
        "ingForm": "pumping"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to make water, air, gas, etc. flow in a particular direction by using a pump or something that works like a pump",
            "sensetop": "pump something (+ adv./prep.)pump something + adj.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The engine is used for pumping water out of the mine.",
                    "contextForm": "pump something (+ adv./prep.)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The heart pumps blood around the body."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It took ages to pump out the cellar *(= pump the water out of it)* after the flood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lake had been pumped dry.",
                    "contextForm": "pump something + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His heart pumped harder as he held his breath."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lungs pump oxygen into the bloodstream."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Engineering"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to flow in a particular direction as if it is being forced by a pump",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Blood was pumping out of his wound."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The shock sent adrenalin pumping through her veins."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to move something quickly up and down or in and out",
            "sensetop": "pump something (+ adv./prep.)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He kept pumping my hand up and down."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I pumped the handle like crazy."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to move quickly up and down or in and out",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She sprinted for the line, legs pumping."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My heart was pumping with excitement."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to try to get information from somebody by asking them a lot of questions",
            "sensetop": "pump somebody (for something)",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "See if you can pump him for more details."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to fire a lot of bullets into somebody",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to fill somebody with something, especially drugs",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They pumped her full of painkillers."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do exercises in which you lift heavy weights in order to make your muscles stronger",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Health and Fitness"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to remove the contents of somebody’s stomach using a pump, because they have swallowed something harmful",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He had his stomach pumped after taking an overdose."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pʌmp/",
                "audio": "pu/pump/pump__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pʌmps/",
                "audio": "pu/pump/pumps__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pʌmpt/",
                "audio": "pu/pump/pumped__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpʌmpɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pu/pump/pumping__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pʌmp/",
                "audio": "pu/pump/pump__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pʌmps/",
                "audio": "pu/pump/pumps__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pʌmpt/",
                "audio": "pu/pump/pumped__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpʌmpɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pu/pump/pumping__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "verb late Middle English (originally in nautical use): related to Dutch pomp ‘ship's pump’ (earlier in the sense ‘wooden or metal conduit’), probably partly of imitative origin."
}