Pump and Shake

Pump

Pump verb - To make short up-and-down movements.
Usage example: the thighs of the bicyclists were pumping furiously as they neared the finish line

Shake and pump are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shake" instead a verb "Pump".

Nearby Words: pumped, pumping

Shake

Shake verb - To make a series of small irregular or violent movements.

Pump and shake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pump" instead a verb "Shake".

Nearby Words: shaky, shaking, shaken, shakedown, shaker

Common collocations

body pump body shake body
hand pump hand shake hand
money pump money shake money
tower pump tower shake tower
Other words: fist, hands, fists.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / PAYDAY 2 The shocked player is prevented from moving, has their view twitch and shake, and randomly fires their weapon (even working the action between shots on bolt and pump-action weapons, presumably for balance reasons) as they spasm uncontrollably.
  • Ow, I came to make you shake it/Till you break it/Caress your body/until you're naked/Bend you over/Grab your shoulder/Slip my peter inside your folder/Make you sweat-a/Get you wet-a/Pump it faster to make it better/Dim the the lights then lock the room/Cos now it's time for me to hit that boom
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