Pumps vs. Platform — What's the Difference?

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

A raised level surface on which people or things can stand

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

The declared policy of a political party or group

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

A shoe with very thick soles

(Informal)The heart.

A horizontal surface raised above the level of the adjacent area, as a stage for public speaking or a landing alongside railroad tracks.

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

A vessel, such as a submarine or an aircraft carrier, from which weapons can be deployed.

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

An oil platform.

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.

A place, means, or opportunity for public expression of opinion

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

A vestibule at the end of a railway car.

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

A formal declaration of the principles on which a group, such as a political party, makes its appeal to the public.

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

A thick layer, as of leather or cork, between the inner and outer soles of a shoe, giving added height.

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

A shoe having such a construction.

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

(Computers) The basic technology of a computer system's hardware and software that defines how a computer is operated and determines what other kinds of software can be used.

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

A flat elevated portion of ground.

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

The ancient, stable, interior layer of a continental craton composed of igneous or metamorphic rocks covered by a thin layer of sedimentary rock.

To invest (money) repeatedly or persistently in something.

A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.

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

A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.

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

(figurative) A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.

To operate a pump.

(figurative) Something that allows an enterprise to advance.

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

A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.

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

(rail) A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc.

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

Ellipsis of platform shoea kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles.

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

(Internet) digital platform: a software system used to provide online services to clients, such as social media, e-commerce, cloud computing etc.

Plural of pump

(computing) computing platform: a particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software, and/or a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used to describe a particular environment for running other software.

A low-cut shoe without fastenings

(automotive) car platform: a set of components shared by several vehicle models.

(geology) A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.

(nautical) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.

(obsolete) A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.

(Myanmar) sidewalk

(transitive) To furnish with or shape into a platform

(transitive) To place on, or as if on, a platform.

(rail) To place a train alongside a station platform.

To include in a political platform

(transitive) To publish or make visible; to provide a platform for (a topic etc.).

To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm.

To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.

A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively.

A place laid out after a model.

Any flat or horizontal surface; especially, one that is raised above some particular level, as a framework of timber or boards horizontally joined so as to form a roof, or a raised floor, or portion of a floor; a landing; a dais; a stage, for speakers, performers, or workmen; a standing place.

A declaration of the principles upon which a person, a sect, or a party proposes to stand; a declared policy or system; as, the Saybrook platform; a political platform.

A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. See Orlop.

To place on a platform.

To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.

A raised horizontal surface;

A document stating the aims and principles of a political party;

The combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system

Any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons

A woman's shoe with a very high thick sole