- pump someone's stomach
- to empty someone's stomach using a piece of medical equipment called a stomach pump
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pump someone's stomach
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pump someone's stomach — pump someone’s stomach phrase to empty someone’s stomach using a piece of medical equipment called a stomach pump Thesaurus: to perform a medical test, treatment or operationhyponym Main entry: pump … Useful english dictionary
pump — pump1 [ pʌmp ] noun count ** 1. ) a piece of equipment for making a liquid or gas move into or out of something: an air/a fuel pump a hand/foot pump (=one that you work with your hand or foot) 2. ) usually plural a plain woman s shoe that has a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pump — I UK [pʌmp] / US noun [countable] Word forms pump : singular pump plural pumps ** 1) a piece of equipment for making a liquid or gas move into or out of something an air/a fuel pump a hand/foot pump (= operated with your hand or foot) 2) [usually … English dictionary
stomach pump — n a machine with a tube that doctors use to suck out food or liquid from someone s stomach, especially after they have swallowed something harmful … Dictionary of contemporary English
pump — pump1 S3 [pʌmp] n [Sense: 1, 3; Date: 1400 1500; : Middle Low German; Origin: pumpe or Middle Dutch pompe, probably from Spanish bomba] [Sense: 2; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Origin unknown] 1.) a machine for forcing liquid or gas into or out of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pump — [[t]pʌ̱mp[/t]] ♦♦♦ pumps, pumping, pumped 1) N COUNT A pump is a machine or device that is used to force a liquid or gas to flow in a particular direction. ...pumps that circulate the fuel around in the engine... There was no water in the… … English dictionary
stomach pump — noun (C) a machine with a tube that doctors use to suck out the food etc inside someone s stomach, especially after they have swallowed poison … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pump — 1 noun 1 (C) a machine for forcing liquid or gas into or out of something: water/air/beer etc pump (=for moving water/air etc) | hand/foot pump (=operated by your hand or foot) | petrol pump/gas pump (=for putting petrol or gas into cars) see… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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