"Pummels" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
To strike or hit repeatedly, often forcefully or violently, with a series of powerful blows.
To pummeled means to strike or hit someone or something repeatedly, often with a lot of force or intensity. It can also imply that the person or thing is being beaten or battered over a period of time.
The word "pump" can have several meanings depending on the context, but here are some of the most common ones:<br><br>1. A device for raising or circulating fluids, typically liquids, by mechanical means, especially a machine with a piston or other cylinder and valve for increasing the pressure of a fluid.<br><br>Example: "The engine uses a pump to circulate the coolant through the system."<br><br>2. A device for increasing pressure or volume of a fluid, especially by compression.<br><br>Example: "The scuba diving tank required a hand pump to inflate the air."<br><br>3. A machine for sucking or drawing fluid or gas through a pipe, especially by a cylinder and valves.<br><br>Example: "The aquarium pump provides oxygen to the fish tank."<br><br>4. To move a fluid by suction or pressure.<br><br>Example: "Pump water from a well."<br><br>5. In tennis, when a player performs a stroke that sends the ball into the air, making it difficult for the opponent to return it.<br><br>Example: "The player hit a strong forehand pump to put pressure on her opponent."<br><br>6. Informal: To decorate or flatter someone excessively or falsely.<br><br>Example: "He was trying to pump her up so she would buy his expensive jewelry."<br><br>7. To boost or increase something, such as energy or morale.<br><br>Example: "The pep talk was intended to pump up the team's confidence."<br><br>Note: These meanings can be used in different contexts and situations, depending on the sentence and the speaker's intention.
Adjective: filled or swollen with a gas or liquid; excited or enthusiastic.<br><br>Example: "Her pumped-up arm muscles strained against her sleeve."<br><br>Verb: to force air or liquid into something, especially to make it expand or inflate. To excite or encourage someone or a situation.
A pump driver, a nickname for a truck driver who operates a pump truck, or a person who receives oral sex.