pomp
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a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suctionsynonyms: dansschoen, luchtpomptypes:luchtpompa pump that moves air in or out of somethinglensinrichtinga pump to remove bilgewaterhandpompa pump worked by handhart-longmachinea pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery; diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the bodywaterpompthe pump in the cooling system of an automobile that cause the water to circulatemaagcatheter, maaghevel, maagkatheter, maagpomp, maagsondea suction pump used to remove the contents of the stomach
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a service station that sells gasolinesynonyms: benzinepomp, benzinestation, pompstation, tankstationtype of:benzinepomp, servicestationa station where gasoline and oil are sold and facilities are available for repairing or maintaining automobiles
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Influenced by the duplicitous Iago, Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army, begins to doubt his wife's faithfulness.