PUMP

v. 1 send, force, deliver, push The heart pumps blood around the body 2 interrogate, question, examine, cross-examine, quiz, probe, Colloq grill, give (someone) the third degree They pumped her for hours, but she told them nothing about my whereabouts 3 pump out. pump dry or empty, empty, drain, bail out, draw or drive or force out, siphon (out) After the flood it took two days to pump out my basement 4 pump up. a inflate, blow up; dilate, swell, bloat, expand, puff out or up If you don't repair the tyre, pumping it up will accomplish nothing b excite, inspire, stimulate, animate, inspirit, electrify, galvanize, energize, motivate, Colloq enthuse The coach is talking to the team, trying to pump them up before the big game c intensify, concentrate, emphasize, stress, increase We ought to pump up our promotion campaign just before Christmas