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pump one's fists

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

Verb

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

  1. To thrust forward one's fists, as in celebration.
    • Arsenal's Noni Madueke scored his first England goal two minutes later with a pacy run and fine finish past Serbia goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, a moment which had Tuchel pumping his fists in delight in the technical area.2025 September 9, Phil McNulty, “Serbia 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport

Forms of pump one's fists

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

Questions about pump one's fists

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

Words near pump one's fists in the dictionary

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  2. pump jockey
  3. pump jockeys
  4. pump knot
  5. pump one's fist
  6. pump one's fists
  7. pump organ
  8. pump out
  9. pump pic
  10. pump pics
  11. pump room

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