Synonyms of pumps

pumps

verb

present tense third-person singular of pump

1

as in bobs

to make short up-and-down movements

the thighs of the bicyclists were pumping furiously as they neared the finish line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bobs
• shakes
• jerks
• nods
• sways
• jogs
• seesaws
• rocks
• wags
• bobbles
• jounces
• ducks
• wiggles
• swings
• oscillates
• jiggles
• wobbles
• undulates
• drops
• wabbles

2

as in interrogates

to put a series of questions to

prying neighbors pumped the guileless child for information about the family's new pool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interrogates
• examines
• questions
• grills
• catechizes
• quizzes
• sweats
• queries
• canvases
• picks the brains of
• gives the third degree to
• debriefs
• harasses
• annoys
• cross-questions
• pesters
• canvasses
• hounds
• polls
• cross-examines

3

as in drains

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

pumped water from the well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drains
• taps
• empties
• siphons
• sucks
• syphons
• draws (off)
• bleeds
• cleans
• evacuates
• drafts
• milks
• flushes
• exhausts
• purges
• voids
• vacates
• depletes
• clears
• vacuates
• effuses
• decants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fills
• waters
• washes
• bathes
• drenches
• soaks
• wets
• floods
• douses
• overflows
• drowns
• inundates
• deluges
• souses
• swamps
• dowses
• submerges

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of pumps

The remainder powers the standalone system, which initially pumps and precools groundwater, reported PV Magazine. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024

Lawrence stuck to simplicity and the all-black color palette with her accessories, wearing a pair of pointy black Manolo Blahnik pumps, and eschewing all jewelry aside from a pair of black matte teardrop earrings. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024

Without electricity, the water pumps for the snow guns fell silent. —Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024

The oil industry pumps millions of dollars into state election campaigns. —Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024