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Pump
- noun - a low-cut shoe without fastenings
- a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
- deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy"
- draw or pour with a pump
- flow intermittently
- move up and down; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym"
- operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal"
- question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information"
- raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
- supply in great quantities; "Pump money into a project"
- the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
Puna
- - A cold arid table-land, as in the Andes of Peru.
Pung
- noun - a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners
Punk
- adjective - a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
- material for starting a fire
- of very poor quality; flimsy
- rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
- substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
Puns
- noun - a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
- make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"
Punt
- noun - (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game"
- an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- kick the ball
- place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
- propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
Puny
- adjective - Having a small physique or weakly constitution
Paltry; insignificant
- (used especially of persons) of inferior size
- inferior in strength or significance; "a puny physique"; "puny excuses"
Pupa
- noun - an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult