# pump

> English word · Noun · IPA /pʌmp/ · frequency rank #4,480

## Definitions
1. A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
2. An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping
3. A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel; a gas pump.
4. A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
5. A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
6. The heart.
7. The vagina.

## Etymology
From Middle English pumpe, possibly from Middle Dutch pompe (“pipe, water conduit”) or Middle Low German pumpe (“pump”), probably ultimately imitative.
Compare Dutch pompen, German pumpen, and Danish pompe; also Spanish bomba (“pump”).

## Easily confused with
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-put)
- **pup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-pup)
- **pun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-pun)
- **PvP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-pvp)
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-pus)
- **pur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-pur)
- **push** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-push)
- **pure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-pure)
- **puts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-puts)
- **punk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-punk)
- **punt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-punt)
- **Pune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-pune)
- **pups** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-pups)
- **putt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-putt)
- **puns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-puns)
- **puss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-puss)
- **puri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-puri)
- **puny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-puny)
- **purr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-purr)
- **puppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pump-vs-puppy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`pmup`, `ppump`, `pummp`, `pumpp`, `pupm`, `upmp`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pump