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pump sb up
[ M ] informal
to make someone feel more confident or excited
• He was offering them advice and trying to pump them up.
• [ R ]: The players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem before the game., pump sth out
[ M ] PRODUCE
2. informal disapproving to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated, forceful and continuous
• The government keeps pumping out the same old propaganda.
• The car radio was pumping out music with a heavy beat., pump out sth
If someone's stomach is pumped out, a poisonous substance is removed from it by being sucked through a tube
• She had to go to hospital to have her stomach pumped out., pump sth into sth
to spend a lot of money trying to make something operate successfully
• They had been pumping money into the business for some years without seeing any results., pump sth out
[ M ] REMOVE
1. to remove water or other liquid from something using a pump
• We took turns pumping out the boat., pump sth up
[ M ]
2. informal to increase something by a large amount
• The US was able to pump up exports.
• Let's pump up the volume a bit!, pump sth up
[ M ]
1. to fill something with air using a pump
• Have you pumped up the balloons yet?
• I must pump the tyres up on my bike.
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