pump vs spray

pump

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

  • 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 move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump. 

  • To copulate. 

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

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. 

spray

verb
  • To kick (a ball) poorly and in an unintended direction. 

  • To pass (a ball), usually laterally across the field and often a long distance. 

  • To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something. 

  • To project many small items dispersively. 

  • To allocate blocks of memory from (a heap, etc.), and fill them with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit. 

  • To urinate in order to mark territory. 

  • To give unwanted advice. 

  • To project in a dispersive manner. 

noun
  • Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner. 

  • A loud scolding or reprimand, usually delivered by a sports coach or similar figure. 

  • A small branch of flowers or berries. 

  • A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold. 

  • A collective body of small branches. 

  • The allocation and filling of blocks of memory with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit. 

  • A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid. 

  • A pressurized container; an atomizer. 

  • Something resembling a spray of liquid. 

  • A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches. 

  • Branches and twigs collectively; foliage. 

  • A jet of fine medicated vapour, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer. 

  • An ornament or design that resembles a branch. 

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