to pump water
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1.6
- phrasal verb
- /pʌmp ˈwɔːtər/
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- Generators pump water from wells dug at three locations at Cabeza Prieta and two on the Goldwater Range.
- used to pump water
- pump water from wells
They are actually pumping water from the Dead Sea into this pool so I can still float and it's warm.
- They are actually pumping water from the Dead Sea into this pool so I can still float and it's warm.
- You know, just cap it off at the in the Queen's chamber and just pump water in it until it reaches the level of that, that shaft, that opening.
Examples
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In Red Hook, I witnessed local businesses and residents pumping water out of their basements.
Blog text (10) -
The reciprocating motion of the piston was used primarily to pump water from mines.
Academic text (2007) -
What they do at that mine is they pump water from the Colorado River deep underground.
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In order to reduce the water levels, Thai military and volunteers are working around the clock to pump water from the cave.
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Margaret went outside and pumped water into the bucket.
Fiction book (1991) -
They are actually pumping water from the Dead Sea into this pool so I can still float and it's warm.
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It runs the water pumps that pump water out of the New York subway system every day.
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But the immediate fix for the flooded system isn't simply pumping water out of the tunnels.
Blog text (12) -
Newcomen's engine, like Savery's, was created to pump water from mines.
Academic text (2003) -
After the heavy rain, the workers came to pump water from the flooded basement.
Synonyms
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2.0
To move liquid or gas using a machine that pushes it
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3.2
To remove liquid with a pump or make many things quickly
Antonyms
How Mechanized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to extract or move water using a pump' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'pump' (to use a pump to transfer liquid) with 'water' (the liquid), so the sense is literal and compositional. This verb + noun combination is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English argument structure, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The verb pump water comes from the simple image of using a tool where you move a handle so the pump forces water up and out. So, it means 'to take or move water using a pump'.