pump priming | introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing |
spiral | flying downward in a helical path with a large radius |
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 |
coil spiral volute whorl helix | a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops, a coil of rope |
condensation pump diffusion pump | vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum |
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 |
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 |
spectator pump spectator | a woman's pump with medium heel, usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel |
spiral volute | ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center |
spiral bandage | an oblique bandage in which successive turns overlap preceding turns |
spiral ratchet screwdriver ratchet screwdriver | a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle |
spiral spring | a spring that is wound like a spiral |
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 |
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 |
spiral galaxy spiral nebula | a galaxy having a spiral structure, arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center |
inflationary spiral | an episode of inflation in which prices and wages increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value |
deflationary spiral | an episode of deflation in which prices and wages decrease at an increasing rate and currency gains in value |
spiral | a continuously accelerating change in the economy |
spiral | a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center |
helix spiral | a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle |
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 |
pump | raise (gases or fluids) with a pump |
pump | move up and down, The athlete pumps weights in the gym |
pump | draw or pour with a pump |
gyrate spiral coil | to wind or move in a spiral course, the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action, black smoke coiling up into the sky, the young people gyrated on the dance floor |