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pump
Verb
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To make water or any other liquid move using a machine.
We pumped water from the river onto the field to help the plants grow.
The heart pumps blood through the body.
pump
Noun
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A pump is a machine for making water move.
There was water on the floor of the house, so we had to buy a pump.
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A pump is a machine that gives a liquid, often fuel.
Before a car journey, go to the gas station and fill up your tank at the pump.
delivery
Noun
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A delivery is the act of moving good or mail from a source to somebody.
The delivery of the letters was delayed by the weather.
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A delivery is the thing that is delivered.
The delivery was damaged when it arrived.
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Your delivery is the way you give a speech.
I liked what you had to say, but you really need to improve your delivery.
rate
Noun
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Speed. A rate is how fast something happens. Something can go at a fast rate or a slow rate.
The rate of water pouring out of the lake into the river is enough to make the lake empty in a year if it doesn't rain.
Her heart rate is 70 beats every minute.
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rate
Verb
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Someone rates something when they decide how much its value is (how much it's worth).
I rate this book at six out of ten: it was not the best book.