pumpata — meaning in English

English meaning

• curl noun A spiral or ring-shaped lock of hair.
• pump noun A device that moves or pushes liquid or gas from one place to another.

Senses

pumpata is used for these senses in English:

• curl (transitive, weightlifting) To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.
• pump (US, intransitive, slang) Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy. [from 20th c.]

curl — full definition

1. noun A spiral or ring-shaped lock of hair.
2. noun An exercise where the arm is bent against resistance to work the biceps.
3. verb To twist something into a spiral shape, or to naturally form one.

pump — full definition

1. noun A device that moves or pushes liquid or gas from one place to another.
2. verb To move liquid or gas using a pump, or to move something rhythmically like a pump.
3. noun A woman's low-cut shoe with a fairly high heel and no fastening.

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