Definition of pumps

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • pumps is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • pumps is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • pumps is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of pumps


  • the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. heart
    2. ticker
  • a low-cut shoe without fastenings (noun)
  • a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction (noun)
  • deliver forth (verb)

    Examples

    1. pump bullets into the dummy
  • draw or pour with a pump (verb)
  • flow intermittently (verb)
  • move up and down (verb)

    Examples

    1. The athlete pumps weights in the gym
  • operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal (verb)

    Examples

    1. pump the gas pedal
  • question persistently (verb)

    Examples

    1. She pumped the witnesses for information
  • raise (gases or fluids) with a pump (verb)
  • supply in great quantities (verb)

See definition of pumps in Merriam Webster