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Word entry · 4 letters

pump

Best crossword clue

"Machine that moves liquid"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /pʌmp/Part of speech verb, nounSorted mppuStarts with PEnds with P2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Machine that moves liquid or gas by pressure.

Word origin

From Middle English pumpe, possibly from Middle Dutch pompe (“pipe, water conduit”) or Middle Low German pumpe (“pump”), probably ultimately imitative.

Used in a sentence

  • This pump can deliver 100 gallons of water per minute.
  • It takes thirty pumps to get 10 litres; he did 50 pumps of the weights.
  • This pump is out of order, but you can gas up at the next one.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Machine that moves liquid4 letters
02Fluid-moving device4 letters

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