pumping

1. To use a pump to move (liquid or gas).

   I've pumped over 1000 gallons of water in the last ten minutes.

2. (often followed by up) To fill with air.

   He pumped up the air-bed by hand, but used the service station air to pump up the tyres.

3. To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.

   I pumped my fist with joy when I won the race.

4. To shake (a person's hand) vigorously.
5. To gain information from (a person) by persistent questioning.
6. To use a pump to move liquid or gas.

   I've been pumping for over a minute but the water isn't coming through.

7. To be going very well.

   Last night's party was really pumping.

8. To kick, throw or hit the ball far and high.
9. To pass gas; to fart.
10. To pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them.
11. (British slang) To copulate.
12. To weightlift.

noun

The act by which something is pumped.