Do you have something with which I can pump my basketball up?
•I pumped up the ball just an hour ago.
2. Sl. to exercise to make muscles get bigger and stronger. •The bodybuilder pumped her muscles up in preparation for the competition.
•She pumped up her muscles.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pump something up — informal turn up the volume of music. → pump pump something up fill (something) with (liquid, gas, etc.). → pump … English new terms dictionary
pump something up — pump (someone/something) up to improve someone s or something s performance. Athletes can take drugs to pump themselves up, but there are huge risks involved. Everett hopes the new products will pump up corporate sales … New idioms dictionary
pump something in — ˌpump sth ˈinto sth | ˌpump sth ˈin derived to put a lot of money into sth • He pumped all his savings into the business. Main entry: ↑pumpderived … Useful english dictionary
pump something up — tv. to flex and tense a muscle until it is expanded to its fullest size, as with thighs and forearms. (Bodybuilding.) □ He really can pump up his pecs. CD She pumped up her thighs and struck a pose … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pump something into something — ˌpump sth ˈinto sth | ˌpump sth ˈin derived to put a lot of money into sth • He pumped all his savings into the business. Main entry: ↑pumpderived … Useful english dictionary
pump something into somebody — ˌpump sth ˈinto sb derived to force a lot of sth into sb • It s difficult to pump facts and figures into tired students. Main entry: ↑pumpderived … Useful english dictionary
pump something out — ˌpump sthˈout derived (informal) to produce sth in large amounts • loudspeakers pumping out rock music • Our cars pump out thousands of tonnes of poisonous fumes every year. Main entry: ↑p … Useful english dictionary
pump something out — produce or emit something in large quantities or amounts. → pump … English new terms dictionary
pump something up — … Useful english dictionary
pump — pump1 [ pʌmp ] noun count ** 1. ) a piece of equipment for making a liquid or gas move into or out of something: an air/a fuel pump a hand/foot pump (=one that you work with your hand or foot) 2. ) usually plural a plain woman s shoe that has a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pump — pump1 S3 [pʌmp] n [Sense: 1, 3; Date: 1400 1500; : Middle Low German; Origin: pumpe or Middle Dutch pompe, probably from Spanish bomba] [Sense: 2; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Origin unknown] 1.) a machine for forcing liquid or gas into or out of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
