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I . pump [pʌmp] N

II . pump [pʌmp] VB trans

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3. pump (tires):

pump
encher

petrol pump N Aus, Brit

pump-and-run N Am inf AUTO

pump-and-runner N Am inf

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Five pumping stations kept the mains pressurised, assisted by accumulators.
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Although previous technology limited formwork to 700 ft, this technology permitted the pumping of concrete 1700 ft high.
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From here, blood flows into the atrium and then to the powerful muscular ventricle where the main pumping action will take place.
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Pumping can be fairly self-contained, almost a closed system, since the tube is continuous instead of jointed pipe.
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These improved the efficiency of the windmills used in pumping water out of the polders by three times.
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It consumes more electricity pumping versus generating electricity but pumping occurs during periods of low demand, making the plant economical.
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Try putting a picture of wind turbines besides a picture of a large coal pit with a power station besides pumping out columns of smoke.
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Unfortunately, after the fist-pumping melodies end and the driving guitarmonies fade, there's not much there.
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One time, she said her boss pounded on the door while she was pumping milk and told her to come to a co-worker's going-away party.
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Pressurized hydrants eliminate much of the work in obtaining water for pumping through the engine and into the attack hoses.
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