Pomped vs. Pumped

Pomped vs. Pumped — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Pomped and Pumped

Pompedverb

simple past tense and past participle of pomp

Pumpedverb

simple past tense and past participle of pump

Pumpedadjective

(slang) Pumped up.

I'm feeling pumped for the game on Friday.

Pumpedadjective

(not comparable) Wearing pumps the type of shoe.

Pumpedadjective

(climbing) Very tired, especially when too fatigued to grip handholds well.

I was so pumped by the end of the climb that I could barely hold onto the jugs.

Pumpedadjective

tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline;

we were really pumped up for the racehe was so pumped he couldn't sleep
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