pump out
phrasal verb
pumped out; pumping out; pumps out
informal
: to produce (something) quickly and frequently
The author pumps out a book every year.
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The main use of the trailer, though, was storing the other smaller Transformers toys, which this Missing Link toy line is pumping out multiple variants already.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
But through the summer into fire season, public lands advocates say the strain of huge recent cuts will likely mean less pumped out toilets, no drinking water and far fewer firefighters, reports USA TODAY's Trevor Hughes.
—Janet Wilson, USA Today, 23 May 2025
In January, a Chinese battery parts manufacturer started pumping out components at a new joint venture in Jorf Lasfar, near Morocco’s deepwater commercial port, part of a $2 billion deal signed in 2023.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 7 May 2025
During the 27 days the water was off, crews pumping out the sewage line removed approximately 300,000 gallons of liquid — four times more than the roughly 75,000 gallons the system was designed to be capable of holding, sources with knowledge of the repairs told The News.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
But through the summer into fire season, public lands advocates say the strain of huge recent cuts will likely mean less pumped out toilets, no drinking water and far fewer firefighters, reports USA TODAY's Trevor Hughes.
—Janet Wilson, USA Today, 23 May 2025
In January, a Chinese battery parts manufacturer started pumping out components at a new joint venture in Jorf Lasfar, near Morocco’s deepwater commercial port, part of a $2 billion deal signed in 2023.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 7 May 2025
During the 27 days the water was off, crews pumping out the sewage line removed approximately 300,000 gallons of liquid — four times more than the roughly 75,000 gallons the system was designed to be capable of holding, sources with knowledge of the repairs told The News.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Pump out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pump%20out. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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