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I. pump·ing [ˈpʌmpɪŋ] N no pl

pumping
Pumpen nt

II. pump·ing [ˈpʌmpɪŋ] ADJ attr, inv

pumping
Pump-
pumping machine [or device]
Pumpe f <-, -n>

ˈpump·ing sta·tion N

pumping station
Pumpstation f <-, -en>
pumping station
Pumpwerk nt
pumping station
Wasserhebewerk nt

pump1 [pʌmp] N

1. pump Brit, Aus:

pump (for gymnastics)
Gymnastikschuh m
pump (for dancing)
Tanzschuh m
pump (for ballet)
Ballettschuh m

2. pump Am, Aus (court shoe):

pump
Pumps m <-, ->

I. pump2 [pʌmp] N

pump
Pumpe f <-, -n>
fuel/petrol/water pump
Treibstoff-/Benzin-/Wasserpumpe f

II. pump2 [pʌmp] VB trans

to pump sth
etw pumpen
blood is pumped round the body
das Blut wird durch den Körper gepumpt
to pump the brakes
mehrmals kurz auf das Bremspedal treten
to pump iron inf
Gewichte heben [o. stemmen]
to pump one's fists
mit den Fäusten [in die Luft] schlagen
to pump ideas/money/resources into sth
Ideen/Geld/Mittel in etw acc pumpen inf [o. stecken]
to pump sb for sth fig
etw aus jdm herausholen
to pump sb for news
jdn ausfragen [o. inf ausquetschen]
to pump sth out of sb fig
etw aus jdm herausholen
they tried to pump the information out of him
sie versuchten ihm die Informationen zu entlocken

ˈair pump N

air pump
Luftpumpe f <-, -n>

ˈbi·cy·cle pump N

bicycle pump
Fahrradpumpe f <-, -n>
bicycle pump
Luftpumpe f <-, -n>

ˈfuel pump N

fuel pump
Kraftstoffpumpe f

ˈgas pump N Am, Can (petrol pump)

gas pump
Zapfsäule f <-, -n>
full-service gas pump
Zapfsäule f mit Bedienung
self-service gas pump
Selbstbedienungszapfsäule f

ˈheat pump N

heat pump
Wärmepumpe f <-, -n>

ˈpet·rol pump N Brit, Aus

petrol pump
Zapfsäule f <-, -n>
petrol pump (nozzle)
Zapfhahn m <-(e)s, -hähne>

I. pump away VB intr

pump away
[kräftig] pumpen

II. pump away VB trans

to pump oil/water away
Öl/Wasser abpumpen

pump in VB trans

to pump in ⇆ sth
etw in etw acc pumpen a. fig
to pump money in sth
Geld in etw acc stecken inf

pump up VB trans

1. pump up (inflate):

to pump up ⇆ sth
etw aufpumpen

2. pump up (force up):

to pump up gas/oil
Gas/Öl fördern
to pump up water
Wasser hochpumpen [o. A heraufpumpen]

3. pump up MUS inf (increase):

to pump up ⇆ sth
etw aufdrehen inf
to pump up the bass/volume
den Bass/die Lautstärke aufdrehen

4. pump up fig inf (fill with enthusiasm):

to pump up ⇆ sb
jdn in Stimmung bringen
I'm really pumped up for today's game
ich bin so richtig in Stimmung für das Spiel heute

Phrases:

to pump up the ponies Am sl
die Motorleistung aufmotzen sl

ˈpump-ac·tion ADJ attr

pump-action container
Behälter m ohne Treibgas
pump-action toothpaste tube
Zahnpasta[dosier]spender m
Present
Ipump
youpump
he/she/itpumps
wepump
youpump
theypump
Past
Ipumped
youpumped
he/she/itpumped
wepumped
youpumped
theypumped
Present Perfect
Ihavepumped
youhavepumped
he/she/ithaspumped
wehavepumped
youhavepumped
theyhavepumped
Past Perfect
Ihadpumped
youhadpumped
he/she/ithadpumped
wehadpumped
youhadpumped
theyhadpumped
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

pumping machine [or device]
Pumpe f <-, -n>

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