# pumped

Pronunciation: say "PUMPT" /pʌmpt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of pump. — simple past and past participle of pump
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of pump. Use it for pumping that already happened.
   - _The crew pumped thousands of gallons from the flooded cellar overnight._
   - _He had pumped the brakes twice before the car finally slowed._

## Adjective

2. Filled with eager excitement and energy, especially right before an event. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Very excited and full of energy about something coming up.
   - _Fans were pumped as the band finally walked onstage._
   - _She felt pumped after acing the interview that morning._
3. Of the muscles, swollen and firm from increased blood flow right after intense exercise. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Having muscles that look bigger and tighter right after a hard workout.
   - _The bodybuilder's biceps stayed pumped for nearly an hour after his routine._
   - _By the final rep, his forearms were fully pumped and rock-hard._
4. Of a climber's forearms, so fatigued that gripping the holds becomes difficult or impossible.
   - Simple: So tired in the arms and hands that holding on becomes hard.
   - _Her arms were too pumped to make the final move, so she dropped onto the rope._
   - _Climbers often get pumped on overhanging routes where the forearms never get a rest._
5. Having a pair of pumps, the type of shoe, on one's feet.
   - Simple: Wearing pumps, which are a kind of shoe.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/pumped (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).