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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 pump n. Pronunciation: ' pəmp Function: noun Etymology: Middle English pumpe, pompe; akin to Middle Low German pumpe pump, Middle Dutch pompe Date: 15th century 1 : a device that raises, transfers, delivers, or compresses fluids or that attenuates gases especially by suction or pressure or both 2 : HEART 3 : an act or the process of pumping 4 : an energy source (as light) for pumping atoms or molecules 5 : a biological mechanism by which atoms, ions, or molecules are transported across cell membranes ― compare SODIUM PUMP ]]> 2 pump n. Function: intransitive verb Date: 1508 1 : to work a pump : raise or move a fluid with a pump 2 : to exert oneself to pump or as if to pump something 3 : to move in a manner that resembles the action of a pump handle transitive verb 1 a : to raise (as water) with a pump b : to draw fluid from with a pump 2 : to pour forth, deliver, or draw with or as if with a pump < pump ed money into the economy> < pump new life into the classroom> 3 a : to question persistently < pump ed him for the information> b : to elicit by persistent questioning 4 a : to operate by manipulating a lever b : to manipulate as if operating a pump handle < pump ed my hand warmly> c : to cause to move with an action resembling that of a pump handle <a runner pump ing her arms> 5 : to transport (as ions) against a concentration gradient by the expenditure of energy 6 a : to excite (as atoms or molecules) especially so as to cause emission of coherent monochromatic electromagnetic radiation (as in a laser) b : to energize (as a laser) by pumping –pump iron : to lift wei…