English to afrikaans meaning of

As 'n selfstandige naamwoord kan "pomp" verwys na:'n Meganiese toestel wat gebruik word om vloeistowwe of gasse te beweeg, wat tipies bestaan uit 'n reeks kamers wat uitsit en saamtrek om 'n vloei te skep. 'n Skoen met 'n lae-snit voorkant, tipies gedra vir sport of oefening.'n Vrou se aansteekskoen met 'n medium of hoë hak en geen bevestiging nie. As 'n werkwoord kan "pomp" beteken:Om vloeistof of gas met 'n pomp te beweeg.Om iets op te blaas of te vul, bv. as 'n band of ballon, met lug of gas.Om herhaaldelik op iets te druk of te druk om 'n vloeistof of gas te onttrek of uit te dryf, soos om water uit 'n put te pomp of lug in 'n fietsband te pomp.Om die hoeveelheid, intensiteit of spoed van iets te verhoog, soos om die volume musiek op te pomp of om 'n mens se spiere op te pomp deur oefening.

Sentence Examples

  1. We wait for Celestino, listening to the pump, the distant sound of running water.
  2. Tempting as it was to track down Vivie and pump her for information about who was a part of their cause, how many allies they had, what sort of resources they commanded, Cianne resisted the urge.
  3. He slid against a heat pump in back left corner, the metal slamming against his neck.
  4. Like the one, for example, about the heart being nothing but a pump circulating blood after all.
  5. Except maybe to pump him for information about that Arthur guy to keep Mr.
  6. He finished filling up his tank, grabbed the receipt off the pump, and climbed back in his car.
  7. The gas pump clicks off, signaling my tank is full.
  8. A snack and gas refill, so long as the single pump is functional.
  9. The men shoved a flexible tube into the opening of the door and fitted the other end to an air pump standing just outside one of the basement windows as soon as they switched on the electric motor, the air down in the basement was filled with a powerful odour of beef jerky or stale salami.
  10. He continued to pump poor Passepartout, and learned that he really knew little or nothing of his master, who lived a solitary existence in London, was said to be rich, though no one knew whence came his riches, and was mysterious and impenetrable in his affairs and habits.