Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pumped

/pʌmpt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: pumped
IPA: /pʌmpt/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of pump

adj

Pumped up; excited.

Slang

adj

Pumped up; having muscles in an engorged state following exercise.

Slang

adj

Wearing pumps (the type of shoe).

adj

Very tired, especially when too fatigued to grip handholds well.

Example Sentences

"I'm feeling pumped for the game on Friday."
"All the young gentlemen, tightly cravatted, curled, and pumped, and with their best hats in their hands, having been at different times announced and introduced, Mr Baps, the dancing-master, came, accompanied by Mrs Baps, to whom Mrs Blimber was extremely kind and condescending."
"I was so pumped by the end of the climb that I could barely hold onto the jugs."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more pumped (comparative) most pumped (superlative)

Phrases

pumped hydro pumped-up

Frequently Paired Words

pumped hydro pumped-up unpumped

Synonyms

exhausted weary bleareyed bleary bleary-eyed bone-tired bushed tired out spent wrecked drained dog-tired

Rhymes With

jumped dumped bumped slumped stumped lumped trumped thumped humped plumped clumped grumped

Questions

How do you pronounce pumped?: The recorded pronunciation is /pʌmpt/.
What does pumped mean?: simple past and past participle of pump

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