gas pump
15
1.4
- noun
- /ɡæs pʌmp/
- US
:
surtidor de gasolina
- I filled up my car at the gas pump before going on a long trip.
- gas pump prices
- gas pump nozzle
- card-operated gas pump
I feel like they would have their own gas pump at their stations before they go out.
- I feel like they would have their own gas pump at their stations before they go out.
- How do they how do they put down the gas pumps?
- The gas pump, when I go to the gas pump and I see it's up, I think about all the shares of Exxon Mobil that I own.
- Any family member, friend, employer, the person at the checkout counter, the person at the gas pump, it it just applies everywhere.
- Micro means that you got your head up your butt and you can't see anything outside of your neighborhood or your gas pump.
Examples
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Even the prices on the gas pumps can be lowered or raised automatically by computer.
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Police direct cars to gas pumps outside a gas station on Friday.
Blog text (26) -
It's on Level 1, by the gas pumps.
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The gas pump is locked.
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Tom stood by the back of his car and watched the number clicking on the gas pump.
Fiction book (1991) -
Driving through the town, they passed a general store, a post office, and two freestanding gas pumps.
Fiction book (1999) -
There's a gas pump out by the shed.
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Power outages, food shortages, and long lines at the gas pump are affecting millions of families.
Blog text (32) -
When we came out, Forrest was standing next to some old-fashioned gas pumps with glass bubbles on top.
Fiction book (1992) -
If you've been to the gas pump in the last couple weeks, you've probably felt the stinging of some of the fastest climbing gas prices in years.
Synonyms
1
2.0
A machine at a gas station that fills cars with gasoline
1
2.4
A machine at a service station that pumps petrol into cars
A pump at a service station that gives fuel to cars from underground tanks
How Powerful
- US
15
1.4
2
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'gas pump' is directly compositional: it denotes a pump that dispenses gas, which a B1 learner can derive from 'gas' (fuel) + 'pump' (a machine that moves fluids). This noun+noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (e.g., 'pompe à essence', 'surtidor de gasolina'), so the sense is immediately predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Gas pump comes from a simple image: a pump that moves gas into a car. So it means 'a machine at a station that puts fuel into a car'.