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Sodium-Potassium Pump: The mechanism that uses ATP energy to reset the sodium and potassium ions after transmission of a nerve impulse.

Pumping Iron: Phrase that has been in use since the 1950's, but recently greatly popularized. Lifting weights.

Pumpkin: A softly thrown ball with little or no spin. A soft hitting ball.

Pumped: Slang meaning the muscles have been made large by increasing blood supply to them through exercise.

Sump Pump: A submersible pump in a sump pit that pumps any excess ground water to the outside of the home.

Pump Mix: Special concrete that will be used in a concrete pump. Generally, the mix has smaller rock aggregate than regular mix.

Pump And Dump: In a pump and dump scheme, a scam artist manipulates the stock market by buying shares of a low-cost stock and then artificially inflating the price by spreading rumors, typically using the . . . View Full Definition

Pump Fake: When the quarterback fakes a pass and keeps the ball in his hand in an attempt to fool the defensive team.

Pump Machine: An espresso machine that uses a pump to force brewing water at high pressure through the compacted bed of ground coffee.

Heat Pump: A mechanical device which uses compression and decompression of gas to heat and/or cool a house.