pump

(one's) pump

dated One's heart. The doctor said there was some blockage in my pump. Looks like I might need a shunt.
See also: pump

the pump

informal A gasoline pump, used as a synecdoche to represent gas stations as a whole. Prices at the pump have been at their lowest since 1995. The government has issued warnings that there may be shortages at the pump following the international crisis.
See also: pump
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pump

1. tv. to press someone for an answer or information. Don’t pump me! I will tell you nothing!
2. n. the heart. (see also ticker.) He has the pump of a forty-year-old.
3. n. a pumped-up muscle. (Bodybuilding.) He’s tired and can’t quite make a pump.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • (one's) pump
  • all hands to the pumps
  • be under the pump
  • prime the pump
  • prime the pump, to
  • pump
  • pump (one) full of (something)
  • pump (one) full of lead
  • pump (one's) stomach
  • pump (some) iron
  • pump (something) into (someone or something)
  • pump (something) out of (something)
  • pump for
  • pump in
  • pump into
  • pump iron
  • pump out
  • pump out of
  • pump ship
  • pump some iron
  • pump somebody full of something
  • pump somebody's stomach
  • pump someone up
  • pump something up
  • pump through
  • pump through (something)
  • pump up
  • put (one) under the pump
  • the pump
  • under the pump
References in periodicals archive
You must pump fast and hard to create the suction; then the pumping becomes a steady rhythmic motion up and down.
YOUR BIRD COULD BE NMC IF YOU CAN'T PUMP UP THE ACCUMULATOR WHEN NEEDED.
Steven Vogel of Duke University in Durham, N.C., who has studied the mechanics of a variety of other natural pumps in animals and plants, notes that a similar mechanism might be lying undiscovered in the hearts of other organisms, such as insects.
The pumps were installed and started up in September 2005.
Neither type of pump can be considered ideal for pumping water vapor under all conditions, but it is necessary to think about how much water vapor needs to be pumped and how the system is to be cycled.
For example, PICS' treasurer and one of its most active workers is a 94-year-old woman who still lives at home and drives to Salem several times a week, whether to work in the Pump House or to call the weekly bingo game.
The production rate of pumps is increasing across the globe, which is backed by demand from countries in Asia Pacific, Latin America, and MEA.
With these requirements in mind, Leybold has developed the compact SOGEVAC NEO D, an innovative 2-stage vacuum pump with integrated oil mist separator on the exhaust side.
The company deals in production, distribution, sale and operations around Asia for pumps and is a leading pump supplier to the Middle East market.
The versatility of this pump type, and range of applications that can be accommodated is due in no small part to the wide range of materials than can be used in the construction of both for the pump body and the diaphragms.
Rotary and Reciprocating Positive Displacement Pumps: The revenue generated from the sale of rotary pumps in Indonesia was evaluated at USD ~ million during 2016, contributing ~% to overall pump market revenues during the same period.
The problem wasn't the engine-driven fuel pump; it was a cracked fuel line.
Technicians use balancing throttle or bypass valves to reduce flow when demand is low or to balance the flow to different areas of the building.These valves restrict water flow but the pump uses the same amount of energy.
Port Orange, FL, May 10, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Company, Inc.