(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a machine or device that is used to force a liquid or gas to flow in a particular direction.
...~s that circulate the fuel around in the engine...
You’ll need a bicycle ~ to keep the tyres topped up with air.
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2.
To ~ a liquid or gas in a particular direction means to force it to flow in that direction using a ~.
It’s not enough to get rid of raw sewage by ~ing it out to sea...
The money raised will be used to dig bore holes to ~ water into the dried-up lake.
...drill rigs that are busy ~ing natural gas...
Age diminishes the heart’s ability to ~ harder and faster under exertion.
VERB: V n with adv, V n prep, V n, V
3.
A petrol or gas ~ is a machine with a tube attached to it that you use to fill a car with petrol.
There are already long queues of vehicles at petrol ~s.
N-COUNT: oft n N
4.
If someone has their stomach ~ed, doctors remove the contents of their stomach, for example because they have swallowed poison or drugs.
She was released from hospital yesterday after having her stomach ~ed.
VERB: usu passive, have n V-ed
5.
If you ~ money or other resources into something such as a project or an industry, you invest a lot of money or resources in it. (INFORMAL)
The Government needs to ~ more money into community care.
VERB: V n into n
6.
If you ~ someone about something, you keep asking them questions in order to get information. (INFORMAL)
He ran in every five minutes to ~ me about the case...
Stop trying to ~ information out of me.
= grill
VERB: V n about/for n, V n out of/from n
7.
Pumps are canvas shoes with flat rubber soles which people wear for sports and leisure. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use trainers )
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8.
Pumps are women’s shoes that do not cover the top part of the foot and are usually made of plain leather. (AM; in BRIT, use court shoes )
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9.
To prime the ~ means to do something to encourage the success or growth of something, especially the economy. (mainly AM)
...the use of tax money to prime the ~ of the state’s economy.
PHRASE: V inflects