Толковый словарь английского языка - pump
Pump
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, pompe; akin to Middle Low German ~e ~, Middle Dutch pompe Date: 15th century a device that raises, transfers, delivers, or compresses fluids or that attenuates gases especially by suction or pressure or both, heart , an act or the process of ~ing, an energy source (as light) for ~ing atoms or molecules, a biological mechanism by which atoms, ions, or molecules are transported across cell membranes, II. verb Date: 1508 intransitive verb to work a ~ ; raise or move a fluid with a ~, to exert oneself to ~ or as if to ~ something, to move in a manner that resembles the action of a ~ handle, transitive verb 1. to raise (as water) with a ~, to draw fluid from with a ~, to pour forth, deliver, or draw with or as if with a ~ , 3. to question persistently , to elicit by persistent questioning, 4. to operate by manipulating a lever, to manipulate as if operating a ~ handle , to cause to move with an action resembling that of a ~ handle , to transport (as ions) against a concentration gradient by the expenditure of energy, 6. to excite (as atoms or molecules) especially so as to cause emission of coherent monochromatic electromagnetic radiation (as in a laser), to energize (as a laser) by ~ing, III. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1555 a shoe that grips the foot chiefly at the toe and heel
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a machine, usu. with rotary action or the reciprocal action of a piston, for raising or moving liquids, compressing gases, inflating tyres, etc. 2 an instance of pumping; a stroke of a pump. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by in, out, into, up, etc.) raise or remove (liquid, gas, etc.) with a pump. 2 tr. (often foll. by up) fill (a tyre etc.) with air. 3 tr. remove (water etc.) with a pump. 4 intr. work a pump. 5 tr. (often foll. by out) cause to move, pour forth, etc., as if by pumping. 6 tr. elicit information from (a person) by persistent questioning. 7 tr. a move vigorously up and down. b shake (a person's hand) effusively. Phrases and idioms pump-brake a handle of a pump, esp. with a transverse bar for several people to work at. pump-handle colloq. shake (a person's hand) effusively. pump iron colloq. exercise with weights. pump-priming 1 introduce fluid etc. into a pump to prepare it for working. 2 esp. US the stimulation of commerce etc. by investment. pump room 1 a room where fuel pumps etc. are stored or controlled. 2 a room at a spa etc. where medicinal water is dispensed. Etymology: ME pumpe, pompe (orig. Naut.): prob. imit. 2. n. 1 a plimsoll. 2 a light shoe for dancing etc. 3 US a court shoe. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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