mechanical device vs pump

pump vs mechanical device

mechanical device and pump both are nouns.

mechanical device is not a verb while pump is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mechanical device	Yes	No	No	No
pump	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pump is a hyponym of mechanical device; that is, pump is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mechanical device:

mechanical device: mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
pump: a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction

Other hyponyms of mechanical device include broadcaster, spreader, bumper, bumper guard, carburetor, carburettor, compressor, copyholder, coupler, coupling, crimper, curler, hair curler, roller, diaphragm, stop, dicer, electromechanical device, escapement, gear lever, gearshift, gearstick, shifter, grab, claw, hook, machine, simple machine, pantograph, piston, plunger, propeller, propellor, rachet, ratch, ratchet, auto-changer, changer, record changer, ride, seeder, shutter, binding, ski binding, splicer, splint, sprinkler, stator, stator coil, stoker, stretcher, striker, supply chamber, swing, pickup, pickup arm, tone arm, trap, vibrator, vibrator, voting machine, vane, weather vane, weathervane, wind vane, wheelwork, winder, key, winder, windscreen wiper, windshield wiper, wiper, wiper blade, durometer, page turner.

mechanical device (noun)	pump (noun)
mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles	a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
	a low-cut shoe without fastenings
	the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body

mechanical device (verb)	pump (verb)
	question persistently
	deliver forth
	operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
	raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
	draw or pour with a pump
	flow intermittently
	move up and down
	supply in great quantities

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