1 (with a pump) bombear gas is pumped from under the sea bed el gas se bombea desde el fondo del mar
she pumps drinking water [from] a well drill rigs that are busy pumping natural gas to pump air [along] a tube the machine pumps water along this tube into a collecting tank he pumped some beer along the tube into a barrel
to pump sth dry [+well, river, lake] secar algo; dejar algo seco don't pump our wells dry to grow yet more of a crop surplus to irrigate crops, underground aquifers are being pumped dry
the tank was pumped full of water each day el tanque se llenaba de agua todos los días to pump sth [full] of sth
to pump gas (US) echar or meter gasolina when you pump your own gas, be sure to take your purse with you Phil and Karen sometimes pump gas when an employee is sick they were often expected to pump their own gas
oil is pumped into the house from a tank outside el combustible se bombea a la casa desde un depósito que hay fuera a respirator pumped oxygen into her lungs un respirador le bombeaba oxígeno a los pulmones; to pump air into a tyre inflar un neumático; the factory just pumps its waste into the river la fábrica simplemente vierte sus residuos al río
the money raised will be used to dig bore holes to pump water into the dried-up lake
they are pumping oil out of the wrecked tanker están bombeando el petróleo del buque cisterna siniestrado we have been pumping water out of the building for a week
the heart pumps blood round the body el corazón hace circular la sangre por el cuerpo to pump oil [through] a pipe water is pumped [up to] the house
to pump sb's stomach hacer un lavado de estómago a algn she was released from hospital yesterday after having her stomach pumped
to pump sb dry dejar a algn seco they'd pumped me dry - there was no more I could tell them
to pump (out) the bilges achicar la sentina
you can put a martini together while I pump bilges they dump a lot of oil in the water when they pump their bilges
2 we can't go on pumping money into this project no podemos seguir metiendo tanto dinero en or inyectándole tanto dinero a este proyecto; he pumped five bullets into her head le metió cinco balas en la cabeza
to pump sb full of drugs atiborrar a algn de drogas they'd pumped her full of drugs and she was too drowsy to recognise us
to pump sb full of lead acribillar or coser a algn a balazos (informal) Bogart finally pumps him full of lead they are pumping money into the project we had to pump another £3 million into the project West Germany is set to pump huge amounts of resources into East Germany the central bank will pump money into the banking system he pumped facts into their heads
3 (move up and down) [+pedal] pisar repetidamente; [+handle] darle repetidamente a he pumped the accelerator pisó repetidamente el pedal del acelerador; se puso a darle al pedal del acelerador
I looked at the carburettor and pumped the kick starter until I was exhausted he began turning the wheel by pumping a pedal with his foot he was braking, changing down, steering, pumping the throttle Nick pumped the accelerator, jumping through the gears I ran across the field, pumping my arms walking must be fairly vigorous - /the key is to pump your arms faster/ and your legs will follow the dance becomes angry and fearful with pumping arms and tossing heads
to pump sb's hand/arm dar un fuerte apretón de manos a algn he pumped my hand vigorously he pumped my hand and patted me on the back Jake seized his hand and shook it, pumping the man's arm (up and down) in his pleasure
to pump iron hacer pesas he is pumping iron for up to three hours a day
4 (question) I pumped him discreetly about his past le sonsaqué discretamente todo lo que pude acerca de su pasado; le tiré de la lengua discretamente acerca de su pasado (informal)
she was using him, pumping him, trying to get him to give secrets away he ran in every five minutes to pump me about the case
to pump sb for information sonsacar información a algn Chuck is pumping everybody for advice on when and how to market his product he must have pumped Janey for details he managed to pump the figures [out of] me stop trying to pump information out of me
