| Main Entry: | pump |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw or push out |
Synonyms: |
bail out, blow up, dilate, distend, draft, drain, draw, draw off, drive, drive out, elevate, empty, force, force out, inflate, inject, pour, push, send, siphon, supply, swell, tap |
| Main Entry: | pump |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | question relentlessly |
Synonyms: |
cross-examine, draw out, give the third degree, grill, interrogate, probe, query, question, quiz, worm out of |
Antonyms: |
answer, reply |
| Main Entry: | ask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | question |
Synonyms: |
buzz*, canvass, catechize, challenge, cross-examine, demand, direct, enjoin, examine, give the third degree, go over, grill, hit*, hunt for, inquire, institute, interrogate, investigate, needle, pick one's brains, pop the question, pry into, pump, put the screws to, put through the wringer, query, quiz, request, roast, sweat* |
Antonyms: |
answer, claim, command, insist, reply, repudiate, tell |
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blast, rush of air, wind |
Synonyms: |
breathe, buffet, drive, exhale, fan, flap, flow, flutter, gasp, heave, huff, inflate, pant, puff, pump, ruffle, rush, stream, swell, swirl, waft, wave, whiff, whirl, whisk, whisper, whistle |
| Main Entry: | cross-examine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interrogating an opposing witness |
Synonyms: |
ask pointed questions, catechize, check, cross-question, debrief, examine, give the third degree, go over with a fine-tooth comb, grill, inquire, interrogate, investigate, pump, put on the hotseat, put the screws to, question, quiz, scrutinize, sweat, third-degree |
| Main Entry: | drain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove liquid; remove supply |
Synonyms: |
abate, bankrupt, bleed, bleed dry, catheterize, consume, debilitate, decrease, deplete, devitalize, diminish, dissipate, divert, draft, draw off, drink up, dry, empty, evacuate, exhaust, expend, fatigue, filter off, finish, free from, get last drop, get rid of, gulp down, impoverish, lessen, milk, pump, pump out, quaff, reduce, sap, siphon, spend, strain, suck, suck dry, swallow, tap, tax, tire out, use up, waste, wear, wear down, weary, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
fill, pour |
| Main Entry: | draw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move something by pulling |
Synonyms: |
attract, bring, carry, convey, cull, draft, drag, drain, educe, elicit, evoke, extract, fetch, gather, haul, hook, jerk, lug, magnetize, pick, pluck, pump, rake, siphon, tap, tow, trail, trawl, tug, wind in, wrench, yank |
Antonyms: |
exhale, propel, push, repel, repulse |
| Main Entry: | elevate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lift up |
Synonyms: |
erect, fetch up, heighten, hike up, hoist, jack up, levitate, poise, pump, put up, pyramid, raise, ramp, rear, shoot up, stilt, take up, tilt, uphold, uplift, upraise |
Antonyms: |
decrease, depress, drop, lessen, lower, push down |
| Main Entry: | examine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask questions pointedly |
Synonyms: |
catechize, check, cross-examine, experiment, give the third, give the third degree, grill, inquire, interrogate, judge, measure, pump, put through the wringer, query, quiz, try, try out, weigh |
| Main Entry: | fountain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | source, often of liquid |
Synonyms: |
bubbler, cause, font, fount, geyser, gush, inception, inspiration, jet, lode, mainspring, mine, origin, play, provenance, provenience, pump, reservoir, root, spout, spray, spring, stream, well, wellhead, wellspring |