drum vs pump

drum

noun
  • A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage. 

  • A drumfish (family Sciaenidae). 

  • Any similar hollow, cylindrical object. 

  • A tip; a piece of information. 

  • A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone. 

  • Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar. 

  • Synonym of construction barrel 

  • The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola. 

  • A person's home; a house or other building, especially when insalubrious; a tavern, a brothel. 

  • A drumstick (of chicken, turkey, etc). 

  • A social gathering or assembly held in the evening. 

verb
  • To beat with a rapid succession of strokes. 

  • To throb, as the heart. 

  • To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to draw or secure partisans, customers, etc.; used with for. 

  • Of various animals, to make a vocalisation or mechanical sound that resembles drumming. 

  • To beat a drum. 

  • To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization. 

pump

noun
  • A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas. 

  • A type of women's shoe which leaves the instep uncovered and has a relatively high heel, especially a stiletto (with a very high and thin heel) 

  • A dancing shoe. 

  • A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel. 

  • A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting. 

  • A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender. 

  • An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping 

  • The heart. 

  • A low-top shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas upper; a low-top canvas sneaker. 

  • A type of shoe without a heel. 

verb
  • To pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them. 

  • To express milk from (a breast) by means of a breast pump. 

  • To pass gas; to fart quietly. 

  • Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy. 

  • To inject silicone into the body in order to try to achieve a fuller or curvier look. 

  • To shake (a person's hand) vigorously. 

  • To enlarge the body by means of weightlifting or steroid use. 

  • To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump. 

  • To fill with air by means of a pump; to inflate. 

  • To kick, throw, or hit the ball far and high. 

  • To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump. 

  • To copulate. 

  • To gain information from (a person) by persistent questioning. 

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