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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pump \Pump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pumped} (p[u^]mt; 215); p. pr.
& vb. n. {pumping}.]
1. To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid.
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2. To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means
of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship.
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3. Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money,
by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply
persistently in order to elicit something, as information,
money, etc.
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But pump not me for politics. --Otway.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pumped
adj : tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of
adrenaline; "we were really pumped up for the race";
"he was so pumped he couldn't sleep" [syn: {pumped-up(a)},
{pumped up(p)}, {pumped(p)}, {wired}]
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