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pump vs gush

gush vs pump

pump and gush both are nouns.

pump and gush both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pump Yes No Yes No
gush Yes No Yes No
As verbs, gush is a hypernym of pump; that is, gush is a word with a broader meaning than pump:
  • pump: flow intermittently
  • gush: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
Other hypernyms of pump include spirt, spout, spurt.
pump (noun) gush (noun)
a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction an unrestrained expression of emotion
a low-cut shoe without fastenings a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
pump (verb) gush (verb)
question persistently praise enthusiastically
deliver forth issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
raise (gases or fluids) with a pump
draw or pour with a pump
flow intermittently
move up and down
supply in great quantities
Difference between pump and gush

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