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pumps someone's tires

pumps someone's tires is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pump someone's tires.

Meaning of pump someone's tires

Verb

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

  1. (Canada, idiomatic) To praise, encourage, or vigorously support someone.
    • "I'm sure (Toronto coach) Greg Gilbert is going to pump their tires with the fact they've beat us six times."2009 April 14, Canadian Press, "AHL leaders in regular season, Manitoba prepares for series with Toronto," The Hockey News (Canada) (retrieved 1 Feb 2017)

Questions about pumps someone's tires

What is pumps someone's tires the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pumps someone's tires is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pump someone's tires.

Words near pumps someone's tires in the dictionary

  1. pumps and dumps
  2. pumps iron
  3. pumps one's fist
  4. pumps out
  5. pumps someone's fist
  6. pumps someone's tires
  7. pumps up
  8. pumps up someone's tires
  9. pumpsman
  10. pumpsmen
  11. pumpwood

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