pump
/pʌmp/noun
उच्चारण पम्प
पंप
Basic word
noun
- 1
[C]
a machine that is used to force liquid, gas or air into or out of something
पंप
- a hand pump
- a petrol pump
- The farmer switched on the pump to water the field.
+ 2 more examples
- The heart is a pump that sends blood around the body.
- Can I borrow your bicycle pump to fill the tyre?
Synonyms compressor siphon
verb
- 1
[T, I]
to make water, air, gas flow in a particular direction using a pump; to put a lot of money into something
पंप करना; झोंकना (पैसा)
- pump water
- pump money into the economy
- The machine pumps water from the well into a large tank.
+ 2 more examples
- The government has pumped billions of rupees into new roads.
- Radhika pumped air into the football before the match.
→Phrasal verbs 1
pump sth up
to fill a tyre, etc. with air using a pump; (informal) to increase the amount, value or volume of something
(पंप से) हवा भरना; (मात्रा, आवाज़ आदि) बढ़ा देना
- You need to pump up your cycle tyres.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: pump money into (invest a large amount: 'pump money into the project').
प्रयोग में pump money into (बड़ी राशि निवेश करना: 'pump money into the project')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: the heart is a pump that sends blood around the body.
विज्ञान में हृदय एक पंप है जो शरीर में रक्त भेजता है।