Phrase Hound found 65 phrases and 19 compound words that contain pumps. The most common are listed below. Open pumps in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 65
- heat pumpsplural of heat pump: A device that transfers thermal energy between spaces using a refrigeration cycle, usually between an enclosed space and the outdoors.
- water pumpsplural of water pump: A pump for raising or circulating water.
- vacuum pumpsplural of vacuum pump: A piece of equipment used for extraction of gas or vapour from an enclosed space, leaving the container with a partial vacuum.
- breast pumpsplural of breast pump: A device used by a lactating woman to extract milk from her breasts (typically for short-term storage).
- chain pumpsplural of chain pump: A water pump consisting of a series of buckets on a chain, wheel or drum.
- fuel pumpsplural of fuel pump: A part of a motor vehicle that transfers liquid from the fuel tank to the carburetor or fuel injector of the internal combustion engine.
- insulin pumpsplural of insulin pump: A medical device used for the administration of insulin relying on a motor.
- proton pumpsplural of proton pump: Any protein in the membrane of a cell or mitochondrion whose function is to move protons across the membrane and thus establish an electrochemical potential.
- bilge pumpsplural of bilge pump: A small pump fitted in ships and boats to pump the bilges clear of water.
- air pumpsplural of air pump: A pump that moves air either into or out of something.
- bike pumpsplural of bike pump: A bicycle pump.
- biological pumpsplural of biological pump: The collection of biological ocean processes that regulate the uptake, storage, and release of carbon.
- bull pumpsplural of bull pump: A direct single-acting pumping engine, in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump.
- compression pumpsplural of compression pump: A machine used to keep blood and lymph flowing by pushing air through bands or sleeves that are placed on the arms or legs.
- door pumpsplural of door pump: A hydraulic device attached to a door in its one end and to the doorframe in the other, performing one or more of the following functions: a) dampening the movements of the door, b) making sure that the door closes …
- feed pumpsplural of feed pump: A force pump for supplying a steam engine's boiler with water.
- force pumpsplural of force pump: A kind of pump in which the upstroke of the piston draws liquid, through an inlet valve, into the cylinder. On the downstroke, the liquid is discharged, through an outlet valve, into the outlet pipe.
- gas pumpsplural of gas pump: A device at a gas station that dispenses gasoline.
- head pumpsplural of head pump: A small pump at a ship's bows to raise seawater for washing decks.
- lift pumpsplural of lift pump: Any pump that is not a force pump.
- message pumpsplural of message pump: A programming construct that waits for and dispatches events or messages.
- monkey pumpsplural of monkey pump: A straw inserted through a gimlet-hole into a cask for the purpose of covertly taking sips of the contents.
- one-pumpsthird-person singular simple present indicative of one-pump: To kill someone in one shot with a pump action shotgun.
- pumps ironthird-person singular simple present indicative of pump iron: To lift weights; to engage in weight or strength training.
- pumps outthird-person singular simple present indicative of pump out: To remove liquid using a pump.
Compound words 19
- biopumpsplural of biopump: A pump used to obtain samples of air or water for biological analysis or testing
- cryopumpsplural of cryopump: A vacuum pump that traps gases and vapours by condensing them on a cold surface
- electropumpsplural of electropump: A pump driven by electricity.
- footpumpsplural of footpump: A pump operated by a person's foot.
- handpumpsplural of handpump: A pump that is operated manually
- hydropumpsplural of hydropump: A hydraulic pump.
- micropumpsplural of micropump: A microscale pump.
- minipumpsplural of minipump: Any of many small-scale pumps
- mispumpsthird-person singular simple present indicative of mispump: To pump incorrectly.
- nanopumpsplural of nanopump: A nanoscale pump