n. 25B6; verb
I pumped air out of the tube : FORCE, drive, push; suck, draw, tap, siphon, withdraw, expel, extract, bleed, drain.
she pumped up the tyre : INFLATE, aerate, blow up, fill up; swell, enlarge, distend, expand, dilate, puff up.
blood was pumping from his leg : SPURT, spout, squirt, jet, surge, spew, gush, stream, flow, pour, spill, well, cascade, run, course.
(informal) I pumped them for information : INTERROGATE, cross-examine, ask, question, quiz, probe, sound out, catechize, give someone the third degree; informal grill.