Pump and Retort

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Pump verb - To make short up-and-down movements.

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Retort is an antonym for pump.

Nearby Words: pumped, pumping

Retort verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.

Usage example: when told she couldn't have it, she retorted, “Fine, I didn't want it anyway!”

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Pump is an antonym for retort.

Nearby Words: retorted, retorting

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Retort and Pump. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pump/retort

Pump & Retort. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pump/retort>.

Retort or Pump. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pump/retort.

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