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pumped

PUMPT/pʌmpt/

5 meanings of pumped

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of pump. Use it for pumping that already happened.

    She pumped air into the flat tire before the trip.

    They pumped water out of the basement after the storm.

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  2. 2
    adjectiveslang
    Very excited and full of energy about something coming up.

    Like a balloon filled with air: full of energy and ready to go.

    The whole team was pumped before the big game.

    I'm so pumped about the trip next week.

    Similarexcited, psyched, thrilled, stoked, elated

    Oppositedeflated, dejected, bored

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  3. 3
    adjectiveslang
    Having muscles that look bigger and tighter right after a hard workout.

    Like a tire that swells up tight when you fill it with air.

    His arms looked pumped after an hour of lifting weights.

    Her shoulders were noticeably pumped at the end of the set.

    Similarswollen, engorged

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  4. 4
    adjective
    So tired in the arms and hands that holding on becomes hard.

    Like your arms turning to jelly after carrying heavy bags too far.

    By the top of the route, my forearms were completely pumped.

    He got so pumped on the steep section that he could barely close his hands.

    Similarexhausted, tired, drained, weary, spent

    Oppositefresh, rested

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  5. 5
    adjective
    Wearing pumps, which are a kind of shoe.
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pumped is a form of pump

pump, verb: To use a pump, or to move water or another liquid with one. Full entry

Forms
pumppumps he/she/itpumping -ing formpumped past tense, past participle
Spelling
pump → pumped: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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