Synonyms of pumps

pumps

verb

present tense third-person singular of pump

1

as in bobs

to make short up-and-down movements

the thighs of the bicyclists were pumping furiously as they neared the finish line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bobs
• shakes
• jerks
• nods
• sways
• jogs
• seesaws
• rocks
• wags
• bobbles
• jounces
• ducks
• wiggles
• swings
• oscillates
• jiggles
• wobbles
• undulates
• drops
• wabbles

2

as in interrogates

to put a series of questions to

prying neighbors pumped the guileless child for information about the family's new pool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interrogates
• examines
• questions
• grills
• catechizes
• quizzes
• sweats
• queries
• canvases
• picks the brains of
• gives the third degree to
• debriefs
• harasses
• annoys
• cross-questions
• pesters
• canvasses
• hounds
• polls
• cross-examines

3

as in drains

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

pumped water from the well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drains
• taps
• empties
• siphons
• sucks
• syphons
• draws (off)
• bleeds
• cleans
• evacuates
• drafts
• milks
• flushes
• exhausts
• purges
• voids
• vacates
• depletes
• clears
• vacuates
• effuses
• decants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fills
• waters
• washes
• bathes
• drenches
• soaks
• wets
• floods
• douses
• overflows
• drowns
• inundates
• deluges
• souses
• swamps
• dowses
• submerges