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Plimsoll vs. Pump — What's the Difference?

Plimsoll vs. Pump — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Plimsoll and Pump

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Plimsoll

A rubber-soled cloth shoe; a sneaker.

Pump

A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action, typically converted from electrical energy into hydraulic energy. Pumps can be classified into three major groups according to the method they use to move the fluid: direct lift, displacement, and gravity pumps.Pumps operate by some mechanism (typically reciprocating or rotary), and consume energy to perform mechanical work moving the fluid.

Plimsoll

(British) A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers.

Pump

A machine or device for raising, compressing, or transferring fluids.

Plimsoll

The plimsoll symbol ⦵ (or o) that is used as a superscript in the notation of thermodynamics to indicate an arbitrarily chosen non-zero reference point.
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Pump

(Physiology)A molecular mechanism for the active transport of ions or molecules across a cell membrane.

Plimsoll

Waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded

Pump

(Physics)Electromagnetic radiation used to raise atoms or molecules to a higher energy level.

Plimsoll

A light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top

Pump

(Informal)The heart.

Pump

(Informal)The place where consumers purchase gasoline. Used with the:gas prices rising at the pump.

Pump

A shoe that has a closed back and is cut low around the toes, usually with heels and no fastenings.

Pump

To cause to flow by means of a pump or pumplike organ or device:Derricks pumped oil out of the ground. The heart pumps blood throughout the body.

Pump

To draw, deliver, or pour forth:a writer who pumped out a new novel every year.

Pump

To propel, eject, or insert:pumped new life into the economy.

Pump

To cause to move with an up-and-down or back-and-forth motion:a bicyclist pumping the pedals; a piston pumping a shaft.

Pump

To push or pull (a brake or lever, for instance) rapidly:a driver pumping the brakes.

Pump

To shoot (bullets, for example) at or into:a gunner pumping rounds at a target.

Pump

(Physics)To raise (atoms or molecules) to a higher energy level by exposing them to electromagnetic radiation at a resonant frequency.

Pump

(Physiology)To transport (ions or molecules) against a concentration gradient by the expenditure of chemically stored energy.

Pump

To invest (money) repeatedly or persistently in something.

Pump

To question closely or persistently:pump a witness for secret information.

Pump

(Informal)To promote or publicize vigorously:The company pumped its new product on its website.

Pump

To operate a pump.

Pump

To move gas or liquid with a pump or a pumplike organ or device.

Pump

To move up and down or back and forth in a vigorous manner:My legs were pumping as I ran up the stairs.

Pump

To flow in spurts:Blood was pumping from the wound.

Pump

(Sports)To fake a throw, pass, or shot by moving the arm or arms without releasing the ball.

Pump

A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
This pump can deliver 100 gallons of water per minute.

Pump

An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping
It takes thirty pumps to get 10 litres; he did 50 pumps of the weights.

Pump

A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel.
This pump is out of order, but you can gas up at the next one.

Pump

A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.

Pump

(colloquial) A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
She gave the other girl a pump on her new bike.

Pump

The heart.

Pump

The vagina.

Pump

(British) A low-top shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas upper; a low-top canvas sneaker.

Pump

A type of women's shoe which leaves the instep uncovered and has a relatively high heel, especially a stiletto (with a very high and thin heel)
She was wearing a lovely new pair of pumps.

Pump

A dancing shoe.

Pump

A type of shoe without a heel.en

Pump

To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.
I've been pumping for over a minute but the water isn't coming through.
I've pumped over 1000 gallons of water in the last ten minutes.

Pump

(obsolete) To put (a person or part of the body) under a stream of water from a pump, as a punishment or as a form of medical treatment; to force a pump of water upon or on someone.

Pump

(transitive) To gain information from (a person) by persistent questioning.

Pump

(British slang) To copulate.

Pump

To express milk from (a breast) by means of a breast pump.

Pump

To fill with air by means of a pump; to inflate.
He pumped up the air-bed by hand, but used the service station air to pump up the tyres.

Pump

(transitive) To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.
I pumped my fist with joy when I won the race.

Pump

(bodybuilding) To enlarge the body by means of weightlifting or steroid use.

Pump

(transitive) To shake (a person's hand) vigorously.

Pump

Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; by extension to be full of energy.
The waves were really pumping this morning.
Last night's party was really pumping.

Pump

(sports) To kick, throw, or hit the ball far and high.

Pump

To pass gas; to fart quietly.

Pump

(computing) To pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them.

Pump

2005 and the .NET 2.0 Platform

Pump

(colloquial) To inject silicone into the body in order to try to achieve a fuller or curvier look.

Pump

A low shoe with a thin sole.

Pump

An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the piston.

Pump

To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid.

Pump

To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship.

Pump

Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money, etc.
But pump not me for politics.

Pump

To work, or raise water, a pump.

Pump

A mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction

Pump

The hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body;
He stood still, his heart thumping wildly

Pump

A low-cut shoe without fastenings

Pump

Operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal

Pump

Deliver forth;
Pump bullets into the dummy

Pump

Draw or pour with a pump

Pump

Supply in great quantities;
Pump money into a project

Pump

Flow intermittently

Pump

Move up and down;
The athlete pumps weights in the gym

Pump

Raise (gases oor fluids) with a pump

Pump

Question persistently;
She pumped the witnesses for information

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