Look up: Pump

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   Pump
   A pump is a machine for moving fluid from one place to another.
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   Pump
   Pump is slang for to break wind.
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   Pump
   i) centrifugal. Pump in which liquid is thrown into delivery volute by centrifugal force from vanes of rapidly rotating impeller
   ii) diaphragm. Pump similar in action to piston pump but with oscillating plate and flexible membrane in place of piston
   iii) gear. Pump in which liquid is transferred from inlet to outlet in spaces between teeth on two meshing gears and casting
   iv) injector. Device through which residual liquid in sprayer can be circulated, so as to draw in water at greater rates than can be achieved by using pump directly
   v) piston (or Ram). Pump in which liquid is in turn drawn in and expelled from cylinders by reciprocating pistons
   vi) roller-vane. Pump in which liquid is transferred between vanes formed by rollers bedded in surface of rotor
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   pump
   [n] - a low-cut shoe without fastenings 2. [n] - a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction 3. [v] - supply in great quantities 4. [v] - flow intermittently 5. [v] - draw or pour with a pump 6. [v] - move up and down, as of weights 7. [v] - raise with a pump 8. [v] - operate like a pump 9. [v] - deliver forth 10. [v] - question persistently
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   pump
   a device that increases the pressure on a fluid or raises it to a higher level. Various types of pumps include the bottomhole pump, centrifugal pump, hydraulic pump, jet pump, mud pump, reciprocating pump, rotary pump, sucker rod pump, and submersible pump
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   pump
   the pump mechanism is set in an articulated structure fixed at the end of a paint-spraying robot arm Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • a mechanical device for causing flow,for raising or lifting water or other fluids Category: Mechanical engineering
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   Pump
   Pump (pŭmp) noun [ Probably so called as being worn for pomp or ornament. See Pomp .] A low shoe with a thin sole. Swift.
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   Pump
   Pump noun [ Akin to Dutch pomp , German pumpe , French pompe ; of unknown origin.] An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the ...
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   Pump
   Pump transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Pumped (pŭmt; 215); present participle & verbal noun pumping .] 1. To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid. 2. To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship. 3. Fi ...
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    Pump
    Pump intransitive verb To work, or raise water, a pump.
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    pump
    An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the piston. ... For various kinds of pumps, see Air p ...
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    pump
    noun a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
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    Pump
    A `pump` is a device used to move liquids or slurries. A pump moves liquids from lower pressure to higher pressure, and overcomes this difference in pressure by adding energy to the system (such as a water system). A gas pump is generally called a compressor, except in very low pressure-rise applications, such as in heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning, where the operative equipment consists of `fans` or `blowers`. Pumps work by using mec...
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    pump
    (pump) an apparatus for drawing or forcing liquid or gas. to draw or force liquids or gases.
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    Pump
    • (n.) An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the piston. • (v. t.) To raise with...
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    pump
    a device that expends energy in order to raise, transport, or compress fluids. The earliest pumps were devices for raising water, such as the Persian ... [8 related articles]
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    pump
    pump, device to lift, transfer, or increase the pressure of a fluid (gas or liquid) or to create a vacuum in an enclosed space by the removal of a gas (see vacuum pumps under vacuum). The centrifugal pump, the most common kind, consists basically of a rotating device, called an impeller, inside a ca...
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