Definition of pumps. Meaning of pumps. Synonyms of pumps

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Definition of pumps

Pump
Pump Pump, v. i. To work, or raise water, a pump.
Pump
Pump Pump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pumped (p[u^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. pumping.] 1. To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid. 2. To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship. 3. Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money, etc. But pump not me for politics. --Otway.
Pump
Pump Pump (p[u^]mp), n. [Probably so called as being worn for pomp or ornament. See Pomp.] A low shoe with a thin sole.
Pump
Pump Pump, n. [Akin to D. pomp, G. pumpe, F. pompe; of unknown origin.] An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the piston.

Meaning of pumps from wikipedia

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- displacement pumps while hydrodynamic pumps can be fixed displacement pumps, in which the displacement (flow through the pump per rotation of the pump) cannot...
- the pump An oilfield solids control system needs many centrifugal pumps to sit on or in mud tanks. The types of centrifugal pumps used are sand pumps, submersible...
- often use low-pressure mechanical pumps that are mounted on the engine. Fuel injected engines use either electric fuel pumps mounted inside the fuel tank (for...
- Hand pumps are manually operated pumps; they use human power and mechanical advantage to move fluids or air from one place to another. They are widely...
- types of pumps. Although metering pumps can pump water, they are often used to pump chemicals, solutions, or other liquids. Many metering pumps are rated...
- elevation difference between the pump and the fluid surface. Submersible pumps push fluid to the surface, rather than jet pumps, which create a vacuum and rely...
- Shakti Pumps India Limited is a manufacturer of submersible pumps for domestic, industrial, horticultural and agricultural use[citation needed]. Shakti...
- pump (also referred to as a sputter ion pump) is a type of vacuum pump which operates by sputtering a metal getter. Under ideal conditions, ion pumps...