pumpen

pumpen

1. definite singular of pumpe

16th century, from Pumpe +‎ -en.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊmpən/, [ˈpʊm.pm̩], [-ʔm̩], [-pən]

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• Hyphenation: pum‧pen

pumpen (weak, third-person singular present pumpt, past tense pumpte, past participle gepumpt, auxiliary haben)

1. to pump (use a pump, work like a pump)

   Das Regenwasser wird aus dem Keller gepumpt.

   The rain water is pumped out of the basement.

2. (colloquial) to pant, to breathe intensely due to exertion, to exert or push oneself

   Synonyms: schnaufen, hecheln, japsen, sich anstrengen, kämpfen

   Am Ende musste sie ganz schön pumpen, aber sie blieb vorn.

   At the end she had to pant / exert herself quite a bit, but she stayed ahead.

3. (bodybuilding) to pump, weightlift, work out

   Synonyms: trainieren, stemmen

   Er geht jeden Tag pumpen. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

4. (chiefly slang) to borrow or lend; sometimes used in finance contexts, then usually implying unsustainable business models

   Synonyms: leihen, borgen

   Diese Staaten pumpen sich das Geld zu horrenden Zinsen.

   These countries borrow the money at exorbitant rates of interest.

   Die zwei Euro kann ich dir pumpen.

   I can lend you the two euro.

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• “pumpen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “pumpen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “pumpen” in Duden online
• “pumpen” in OpenThesaurus.de

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pumpen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of pumpe