pumped

/pʌmpt/

pumped is the simple past and past participle of pump.

Adjective

pumped (comparative more pumped, superlative most pumped)

(slang) Pumped up; excited.
- I'm feeling pumped for the game on Friday.
(slang) Pumped up; having muscles in an engorged state following exercise.
(not comparable) Wearing pumps (the type of shoe).
- All the young gentlemen, tightly cravatted, curled, and pumped, and with their best hats in their hands, having been at different times announced and introduced, Mr Baps, the dancing-master, came, accompanied by Mrs Baps, to whom Mrs Blimber was extremely kind and condescending.1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC
Very tired, especially when too fatigued to grip handholds well.
- I was so pumped by the end of the climb that I could barely hold onto the jugs.
Synonyms:

exhausted, weary, bleareyed, bleary, bleary-eyed, bone-tired, bushed, tired out, spent, wrecked

Meaning of pump

Verb

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

(intransitive, transitive) To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.
- I've been pumping for over a minute but the water isn't coming through.
(transitive) To inject or pour (something) into someone or something in a manner similar to a pump.
- The underlying cause of the warming is human activities pumping carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say. But the reasons why marine heating is speeding up now are far from clear.2023 August 7, Clive Cookson, “Missing ice and bleached coral: the sudden warming of the oceans”, in Financial Times
(obsolete) To put (a person or part of the body) under a stream of water from a pump, as a punishment or as a form of medical treatment; to force a pump of water upon or on someone.
- Pump him soundly, impudent Fellow.1676, Thomas Shadwell, The Virtuoso
(transitive) To gain something, especially information, from (a person) by persistent questioning.
- But pump not me for politics.1682, Thomas Otway, Venice Preserv'd
Synonyms:

grill, interrogate
(UK, slang, transitive) To have sex with; to sexually penetrate, especially with a thrusting motion.
- Thus to and again to our paſtime we went, / And my Cards I play'd fairly to Jenny's content; / I work'd at her Pump till my Sucker grew dry, / Then I left pumping, a good Reaſon why.1750, “Ge ho, Dobbin or the Waggoner”, in The Tulip, page 2
Synonyms:

bang, approach, cohabit, common, company, copulate, couple, engage in sex, exchange flesh, have intimate relations
(intransitive, transitive) To express milk from (a breast) by means of a breast pump.

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Forms of pumped

comparative	more pumped
superlative	most pumped

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Questions about pumped

What does pumped mean?: Pumped means pumped up; excited.
What is pumped the simple past and past participle of?: Pumped is the simple past and past participle of pump.
What part of speech is pumped?: Pumped is an adjective.
How do you pronounce pumped?: Pumped is pronounced /pʌmpt/.

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