aufpumpen — meaning in English

English meaning

• inflate verb To fill something with air or gas so that it expands.
• pump noun A device that moves or pushes liquid or gas from one place to another.

Senses

aufpumpen is used for these senses in English:

• inflate (transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
• pump (transitive, often followed by up) To fill with air by means of a pump; to inflate. [from 19th c.]

inflate — full definition

1. verb To fill something with air or gas so that it expands.
2. verb To increase something, such as a price or figure, beyond its real or reasonable level.

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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