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(20,634 posts)Pumping: verb /pəmp/ 
pumped, past participle; pumped, past tense; pumping, present participle; pumps, 3rd person singular present
Force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move in a specified direction by or as if by means of a pump
- the blood is pumped around the body
- if we pump long enough, we should bring the level up
Move in spurts as though driven by a pump
- blood was pumping from a wound in his shoulder
Fill with something
- my veins had been pumped full of glucose
Shoot (bullets) into a target
Invest a large amount of money in (something)
- he pumped all his savings into building the boat
Try to elicit information from (someone) by persistent questioning
- she began to pump her friend for details
Move (something) vigorously up and down
- we had to pump the handle like mad
Move vigorously up and down or back and forth
- that's superb runninglook at his legs pumping
Apply and release (a brake pedal or lever) several times in quick succession, typically to prevent skidding
Move one's arm as if throwing a ball held in the hand, but without releasing the ball
- behind the plate Howard double-pumped then threw to second