pump out

Empty by extraction

To pump out is to expel or produce in large quantities, often mechanically or relentlessly.

Water is pumped out of flooded basements; factories pump out products; writers pump out articles.

The phrase suggests steady, high-volume output: The band pumped out hit after hit in the '80s.

To pump out a boat or tank is to empty it using a pump.

expel

discharge

Release of substance outward

flush · siphon · bail · remove · extract · clear · void · purge · release · eject

produce

generate

Cause to come into being

supply · deliver · yield · produce · fabricate · assemble · issue · release · publish · broadcast

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direction of fluid movement

pump outfill

Make something full

inject · flood · infuse · pour in · replenish

production rate

pump outslow down

Reduce pace or speed

dry up · hold back · withhold · suppress · stifle

extraction vs. retention

pump outretain

Keep possession of

hold in · keep in · contain · store · trap

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G