pompare — meaning in English

English meaning

• aspirate verb To accidentally draw food, liquid or another foreign substance into the airway or lungs instead of swallowing it into the stomach.
• pump noun A device that moves or pushes liquid or gas from one place to another.

Senses

pompare is used for these senses in English:

• aspirate (transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
• pump (transitive, intransitive) To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump. [from 16th c.]

aspirate — full definition

1. verb To accidentally draw food, liquid or another foreign substance into the airway or lungs instead of swallowing it into the stomach.
2. verb To draw fluid, tissue or air out of a body cavity using suction, usually with a needle or tube.
3. verb To pronounce a sound with an audible puff of breath, as with the h in 'hat' or the p in 'pin'.
4. noun A consonant sound made with a puff of breath, or the letter representing it.

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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