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Sump pump

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pumpoutnoun(nautical) The emptying of a waste from a vessel into a holding tank by means of a pump
aspiratornounA pump for removing gases or liquids.
suckernounA person or animal that sucks, especially a breast or udder; especially a suckling animal, young mammal before it is weaned.
sandpumpnounAlternative form of sand pump. [A long cylinder with valved piston for use in drilling rocks.]
bilge pumpnoun(nautical) A small pump fitted in ships and boats to pump the bilges clear of water.
forcernounA bell-shaped lidded pot for growing rhubarb, used to limit photosynthesis by excluding light, encouraging early-season growth and blanched stems.
pumpnounA device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
monkey pumpnoun(nautical, slang, historical) A straw inserted through a gimlet-hole into a cask for the purpose of covertly taking sips of the contents.
plungernounA device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.
stomach pumpnoun(medicine) A syringe with a flexible tube for withdrawing fluids from the stomach, or injecting them into it.
stirrup pumpnounA small hand-operated pump with a stirrup-shaped base that was placed in a bucket of water, allowing a small hose to direct a stream onto minor fires.
sand pumpnounA long cylinder with valved piston for use in drilling rocks.
bailernounA utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.
blastholenounThe hole created by an explosion, for example, in mining.
handpumpnounA pump that is operated manually
pumpgunnoun(firearms, informal) A pump-action firearm.
pumpernounOne who pumps something.
siphonnounA bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
pumpionnoun(archaic) Pumpkin.
horseheadnounThe head of a horse.

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