pump into



pump something into someone or something

 and pump something in
to try to force something, such as a gas, liquid, information, or money into someone or something. First you have to pump some air into the ball to make it hard. I pumped in the air. The hospital oxygen system pumped life-giving oxygen into Karen's lungs.
See also: pump

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TonČI-Croatian
AdAHTDutch, Limburgish
Carolinakah-ro-LEE-nah (Italian, Spanish), ka-roo-LEE-nə (Portuguese), ker-ə-LIEN-ə (English), kar-ə-LIEN-ə (English)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Swedish
PiersPEERZ (English), PEERS (English)English (British), Medieval French
Putu-Indonesian, Balinese
ElioE-lyoItalian