pump

NOUNVERB /pəmp/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH P

pump is a valid 4-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3U1M3P3
3 + 1 + 3 + 3 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does pump mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

The hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body.

SYNONYMS
2

A low-cut shoe without fastenings.

BROADER
3

A mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction.

VERB · 8 SENSES
1

Raise (gases or fluids) with a pump.

2

Supply in great quantities.

3

Deliver forth.

“pump bullets into the dummy”

BROADER
4

Draw or pour with a pump.

5

Flow intermittently.

6

Move up and down.

“The athlete pumps weights in the gym”

7

Operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal.

“pump the gas pedal”

NARROWER
8

Question persistently.

“She pumped the witnesses for information”