To expand and contract repeatedly, like an artery when blood is flowing though it, or the heart; to beat, to throb, to vibrate, to pulsate.
To give to (something, especially a cell culture) an (increased) amount of a substance, such as a drug or an isotopic label, over a short time.
To manipulate (an electric current, electromagnetic wave, etc.) so that it is emitted in pulses.
Of an activity, place, or thing: to bustle with energy and liveliness; to pulsate.
To emit or impel (something) in pulses or waves.
To apply an electric current or signal that varies in strength to (something).
To operate a food processor on (some ingredient) in short bursts, to break it up without liquidizing it.
Edible grains or seeds from leguminous plants, especially in a mature, dry condition; (countable) a specific kind of such a grain or seed.
The nature or rate of this beat as an indication of a person's health.
The focus of energy or vigour of an activity, place, or thing; also, the feeling of bustle, busyness, or energy in a place; the heartbeat.
An (increased) amount of a substance (such as a drug or an isotopic label) given over a short time.
A setting on a food processor which causes it to work in a series of short bursts rather than continuously, in order to break up ingredients without liquidizing them; also, a use of this setting.
A brief burst of electromagnetic energy, such as light, radio waves, etc.
A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them.
A beat or throb; also, a repeated sequence of such beats or throbs.
A brief increase in the strength of an electrical signal; an impulse.
The beat or tactus of a piece of music or verse; also, a repeated sequence of such beats.
Synonym of autosoliton (“a stable solitary localized structure that arises in nonlinear spatially extended dissipative systems due to mechanisms of self-organization”)
Annual leguminous plants (such as beans, lentils, and peas) yielding grains or seeds used as food for humans or animals; (countable) such a plant; a legume.
To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.
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 copulate.
To gain information from (a person) by persistent questioning.
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.