pump-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: move a handle, lever, or other device up and down

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[agent] PUMP NP2[instrument]
NOTE: This sense is strictly for moving something with the motion of up and down.

Examples:
Pump the pedals faster!
The athlete pumps weights in the gym.
She pumped the cow's tail, and nothing happened. "I can't get any milk out," she said.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: pump.04
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 6

Sense Number 2: force to flow or move

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[agent] PUMP NP2 PP[directional] NP1[agent] PUNP NP2[container] (for NP3)

Examples:
Our latest machine can pump a hundred gallons a minute.
I pumped gas into my car this morning.
They pumped water out of the flooded basement.
My father pumped the cow a pail of water and she drank it up fast.
The heart pumps blood through the arteries.
I pumped the music through my surround system.
Despite the melancholy lyrics, the band pumped energy into the crowd.
Taxpayers have pumped money into the countryside.
They pumped the well dry.

Mappings:
VerbNet: spray-9.7-1
FrameNet: Cause_fluidic_motion,Filling
PropBank: pump.01,pump.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7

Sense Number 3: increase or make bigger

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[agent] PUMP NP2

Examples:
Will you pump a balloon for me?
It also pumped up the price of an HP Pavilion 8766C Minitower by $200.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: pump.02

Sense Number 4: question someone persistently

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[agent] PUMP NP2[human]

Examples:
She pumped the witnesses for information.
She was pumping me for details of the new project.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8

Sense Number 5: make someone excited or enthusiastic

Examples:
The team was really pumped for the game.
Students left the speech pumped up for a full day of workshops.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: pump.02