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pump one's fist

pump one's fist verb: to thrust forward one's fist, as in celebration.

Verb

pump one's fist (third-person singular simple present pumps one's fist, present participle pumping one's fist, simple past and past participle pumped one's fist)

  1. To thrust forward one's fist, as in celebration.
    • A nail-biting final set appeared to be unfolding but it was Li who buckled under the pressure, giving up another break of serve with a double fault and a wayward backhand in game four, and Clijsters pumped her fist as she closed in on victory.2011 January 29, Piers Newbery, “Australian Open: Kim Clijsters beats Li Na in final”, in BBC

Forms of pump one's fist

third-person singular presentpumps one's fist
present participlepumping one's fist
past participlepumped one's fist
pastpumped one's fist

Questions about pump one's fist

What does pump one's fist mean?
Pump one's fist means to thrust forward one's fist, as in celebration.
What part of speech is pump one's fist?
Pump one's fist is a verb.
What is the past tense of pump one's fist?
The past tense of pump one's fist is pumped one's fist.

Words near pump one's fist in the dictionary

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  4. pump jockeys
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  6. pump one's fist
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  8. pump organ
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  10. pump pic
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