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Meanings of pumped in English

Tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline.

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Usage of pumped in English
1
The central bank also pumped money into banks on Tuesday, they said.
Reuters
2
Her body was discovered after emergency services pumped water from the flat.
The Irish Times
3
Raven pumped full of speed: just what the world needs right now.
Snow Crash
4
I need to be pumped up, confident, mentally in the right place.
The Guardian
5
The water-casks in the hold were started, and the water pumped out.
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 01 (of 15), America...
6
They had the water pumped out and the fans going almost immediately.
The maverick
7
The CEO of Orbit Computer Products loved keeping his staff pumped up.
Mooch
8
He openly pumped millions into research and scored one cure after another.
Patient Zero
9
Mr Leggett said that money was being pumped back into the district.
Radio NZ
10
Pump about five, six times in order to get a balloon pumped.
Wired
11
The AA isn't exactly pumped by this latest disruption for petrol prices.
The South African
12
They tried the Duke; but nothing could be pumped out of him.
Coningsby; Or, The New Generation
13
The chow was as pumped as I was, though for different reasons.
Fatal Voyage
14
I thought Don needed ten pounds of saltpeter pumped up a catheter.
Man in the Middle
15
He was pumped by the performance especially with so many forwards injured.
News.com.au
16
Water could be pumped to the surface and then released into them.
Wired
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United States of America
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Australia
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New Zealand
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