English Dictionary
◊ PUMP
pump
n 1: a device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
2: the hollow muscular organ whose rhythmic contractions pump
blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart
thumping wildly" [syn: {heart}, {ticker}]
3: a low-cut shoe without fastenings [syn: {pumps}]
v 1: operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a
pedal
2: deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy"
3: draw or pour with a pump
4: supply in great quantities; "Pump money into a project"
5: flow intermittently
6: move up and down, as of weights
7: raise with a pump; of gases or fluids
8: question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for
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English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN BUMP?
bump
Increment. E.g. {C}'s {::} operator. It is used especially of
counter variables, pointers and index dummies in "for",
"while", and "do-while" loops.
(1994-11-29)