- present tense form of pump (3rd person singular).
pumps
Example Sentences
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There is no formal queue at the pumps, they said.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
What are heat pumps and how much do they cost?
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
A nuclear plant in northern France shut down three reactors after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the units, energy group EDF said on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
It was a convenience store with abandoned gas pumps and a cryptocurrency machine inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Even the fire department used fire: Steam engines powered the pumps on the department’s horse-drawn fire trucks.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
