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Pumps vs. Plimsoll

Pumps and Plimsoll Definitions

Pumps

A machine or device for raising, compressing, or transferring fluids.

Plimsoll

A rubber-soled cloth shoe; a sneaker.

Pumps

(Physiology)A molecular mechanism for the active transport of ions or molecules across a cell membrane.

Plimsoll

(British) A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers.

Pumps

(Physics)Electromagnetic radiation used to raise atoms or molecules to a higher energy level.

Plimsoll

The plimsoll symbol ⦵ (or o) that is used as a superscript in the notation of thermodynamics to indicate an arbitrarily chosen non-zero reference point.
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Pumps

(Informal)The heart.

Plimsoll

Waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded

Pumps

(Informal)The place where consumers purchase gasoline. Used with the:gas prices rising at the pump.

Plimsoll

A light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top

Pumps

A shoe that has a closed back and is cut low around the toes, usually with heels and no fastenings.

Pumps

To cause to flow by means of a pump or pumplike organ or device:Derricks pumped oil out of the ground. The heart pumps blood throughout the body.
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Pumps

To draw, deliver, or pour forth:a writer who pumped out a new novel every year.

Pumps

To propel, eject, or insert:pumped new life into the economy.

Pumps

To cause to move with an up-and-down or back-and-forth motion:a bicyclist pumping the pedals; a piston pumping a shaft.

Pumps

To push or pull (a brake or lever, for instance) rapidly:a driver pumping the brakes.

Pumps

To shoot (bullets, for example) at or into:a gunner pumping rounds at a target.

Pumps

(Physics)To raise (atoms or molecules) to a higher energy level by exposing them to electromagnetic radiation at a resonant frequency.
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Pumps

(Physiology)To transport (ions or molecules) against a concentration gradient by the expenditure of chemically stored energy.

Pumps

To invest (money) repeatedly or persistently in something.

Pumps

To question closely or persistently:pump a witness for secret information.

Pumps

(Informal)To promote or publicize vigorously:The company pumped its new product on its website.

Pumps

To operate a pump.

Pumps

To move gas or liquid with a pump or a pumplike organ or device.

Pumps

To move up and down or back and forth in a vigorous manner:My legs were pumping as I ran up the stairs.

Pumps

To flow in spurts:Blood was pumping from the wound.

Pumps

(Sports)To fake a throw, pass, or shot by moving the arm or arms without releasing the ball.

Pumps

Plural of pump

Pumps

A low-cut shoe without fastenings

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