| pump priming | introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing |
acceleration
quickening
speedup | the act of accelerating, increasing the speed |
| starter | a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough, to make sourdough you need a starter |
deficit spending
compensatory spending
pump priming | spending money raised by borrowing, used by governments to stimulate their economy |
air pump
vacuum pump | a pump that moves air in or out of something |
auxiliary pump
donkey pump | a supplementary pump available if needed |
| bicycle pump | a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air |
| bilge pump | a pump to remove bilgewater |
| centrifugal pump | a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a pipe |
condensation pump
diffusion pump | vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum |
crank
starter | a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle |
| force pump | pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure |
gas pump
gasoline pump
petrol pump
island dispenser | a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks |
| hand pump | a pump worked by hand |
| heat pump | apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings, can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building |
hydraulic pump
hydraulic ram | a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level |
| ion pump | a vacuum pump that removes gas by ionizing the atoms or molecules and adsorbing them on a metal surface |
kick starter
kick start | a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body |
| lift pump | pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up |
| oil pump | a pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts |
| pump | a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction |
| pump | a lowut shoe without fastenings |
pump action
slide action | action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun, a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round |
pump house
pumping station | a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated |
| pump room | a pump house at a spa where medicinal waters are pumped and where patrons gather |
| pump-type pliers | a type of pliers |
| pump well | an enclosure in the middle of a ship's hold that protects the ship's pumps |
| self-starter | an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internalombustion engine |
spectator pump
spectator | a woman's pump with medium heel, usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel |
starter starter motor
starting motor | an electric motor for starting an engine |
| stirrup pump | a hand-operated reciprocating pump, used in fighting fires |
| stomach pump | a suction pump used to remove the contents of the stomach |
| suction pump | a pump for raising fluids by suction |
| sump pump | a suction pump for removing liquid from a sump |
| water pump | the pump in the cooling system of an automobile that cause the water to circulate |
| acceleration | an increase in rate of change, modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change |
heart
pump
ticker | the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs, its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body, he stood still, his heart thumping wildly |
| pump-and-dump scheme | an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices, the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises |
appetizer
appetiser
starter | food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) |
newcomer
fledgling
fledgeling
starter neophyte freshman newbie
entrant | any new participant in some activity |
| self-starter | an energetic person with unusual initiative |
| starter dispatcher | the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition |
| starter | a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning |
| angular acceleration | (physics) the rate of change of the angular velocity of a rotating body |
| acceleration unit | a unit for measuring acceleration |
| acceleration | (physics) a rate of increase of velocity |
| centripetal acceleration | the acceleration toward the center that holds a satellite in elliptical orbit |
| pump | question persistently, She pumped the witnesses for information |
| pump | deliver forth, pump bullets into the dummy |
| pump | operate like a pump, move up and down, like a handle or a pedal, pump the gas pedal |