air pump

Bicycle tire inflator

An air pump is a device that moves air by mechanical action—either pushing air into something or pulling it out.

Bicycle pumps force air into tires; aquarium pumps aerate water; vacuum pumps extract air from sealed containers.

The air pump for the inflatable mattress broke on the first night of camping.

mechanism

piston

Reciprocating cylinder component

valve · bellows · suction · displacement · lever · crank · plunger · pneumatic · reciprocating · intake

aquarium

bubbler

Drinking water fixture

fish tank · filtration · diffuser · aquatic · tubing · check valve · aquascape · betta · goldfish · tropical fish

bicycle

tire inflation

Adding air to wheels

pressure gauge · cycling · roadside repair · flat tire · portable · bike maintenance · wheelset

pressure

gauge

Standard of measurement

atmosphere · manometer · regulator · flow rate · volume · capacity · nozzle · outlet · inlet · adapter

Categories
Opposites
direction of air/gas movement

air pumpvacuum pump

Gas-removing mechanical device

vacuum · suction pump · aspirator · deflator · exhaust fan

pressure effect

air pumpvacuum pump

Gas-removing mechanical device

vacuum chamber · vacuum system · vacuum cleaner

inflation vs deflation function

air pumpdeflator

Thing that shrinks pressure

vacuum sealer · vacuum bag

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G