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Nouns (4)

n. a low-cut shoe without fastenings

n. a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction

n. the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"

Verbs (8)

pump

v. operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal"

pump

v. deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy"

pump

v. question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information"

pump

v. supply in great quantities; "Pump money into a project"

pump

v. flow intermittently

pump

v. move up and down; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym"

pump

v. raise (gases or fluids) with a pump

pump

v. draw or pour with a pump

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Fuzzynyms (25)

bowels

n. the center of the Earth

center, centre, middle, heart, eye

n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

inside, interior

n. the region that is inside of something

pulp, flesh

n. a soft moist part of a fruit

soul

n. a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s; "soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights movement"

heart, spirit

n. an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"

ask

v. address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"

grill

v. examine thoroughly; "the student was grilled for two hours on the subject of phonology"

test

v. undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"

interrogate, question

v. pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"

palpitate

v. cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

pulse

v. drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air"

vibrate

v. shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner

exploit, tap

v. draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

drain, run out

v. flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

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