1. Remove liquid from a container or area using a pump; empty a septic tank or sewage system
   "They had to pump out the flooded basement"
    
2. Produce or distribute something rapidly or in large quantities
   "The factory pumps out thousands of units daily"
    
3. [informal] Extract information from someone through persistent questioning
   "The reporter pumped out details about the scandal"

Derived forms: pumping out, pumped out, pumps out