Definition of Pumps. Meaning of Pumps. Synonyms of Pumps

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Definition of Pumps

Pump
Pump Pump, v. i. To work, or raise water, a pump.
Pump
Pump Pump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pumped (p[u^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. pumping.] 1. To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid. 2. To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship. 3. Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money, etc. But pump not me for politics. --Otway.
Pump
Pump Pump (p[u^]mp), n. [Probably so called as being worn for pomp or ornament. See Pomp.] A low shoe with a thin sole.
Pump
Pump Pump, n. [Akin to D. pomp, G. pumpe, F. pompe; of unknown origin.] An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the piston.

Meaning of Pumps from wikipedia

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- often use low-pressure mechanical pumps that are mounted on the engine. Fuel injected engines use either electric fuel pumps mounted inside the fuel tank (for...
- Pumping stations, also called pumphouses, are public utility buildings containing pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another. They...
- than electrical pumps and creating an additional water disposal problem. This design is used more for backup pumps rather than primary pumps. The main thing...
- Boom pumps are capable of pumping at very high volumes and are less labor intensive to operate when compared to line or other types of concrete pumps. The...
- displacement pumps while hydrodynamic pumps can be fixed displacement pumps, in which the displacement (flow through the pump per rotation of the pump) cannot...
- submersible pumps. Submersible pumps are normally used in a packaged pump station where drainage by gravity is not possible. Vertical type sewage pumps have...
- while high-lift pumps allow deep water pumping (e.g., potable water pumping from wells). Note: reciprocating pumps are cyclic, rotary pumps are typically...