--- title: P — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 31 description: The 1498 words of the English dictionary under P, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/31/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / P # P — The English dictionary · page 31 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* Pinyin is the official way of writing Chinese (Mandarin) words with the Latin letters we use for English.[↗](../../pinyin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It also shows the tones of Mandarin with little marks over the vowels, such as mā, má, mǎ, mà.[↗](../../pinyin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Nǐ hǎo" is "hello" written in pinyin.[↗](../../pinyin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We learnt the pinyin for numbers one to ten.[↗](../../pinyin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The card had the Chinese character and the pinyin underneath.[↗](../../pinyin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In pinyin, "Beijing" replaced the old spelling "Peking".[↗](../../pinyin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin types Chinese messages using pinyin.[↗](../../pinyin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The little marks in pinyin show the four tones.[↗](../../pinyin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Pinyin letters do not always sound like English letters: "x" sounds a bit like "sh".[↗](../../pinyin/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **pioneer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* noun.[↗](../../pioneer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* One of the first people to explore or settle in a new land.[↗](../../pioneer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* noun: One of the first people to do something new, such as in science or art.[↗](../../pioneer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a pioneer of flight".[↗](../../pioneer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* verb.[↗](../../pioneer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To be the first to do, invent or use something.[↗](../../pioneer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (pioneering, adjective) New and leading the way.[↗](../../pioneer/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Pioneers travelled west in covered wagons.[↗](../../pioneer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ada Lovelace was a pioneer of computer programming.[↗](../../pioneer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The hospital pioneered a new heart operation.[↗](../../pioneer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Marie Curie did pioneering work on radioactivity.[↗](../../pioneer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Lichens are pioneer plants on bare rock.[↗](../../pioneer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The settlers were called pioneers, though Indigenous people already lived there.[↗](../../pioneer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pious** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Pious means very religious, and devoted to God and to prayer.[↗](../../pious/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (sometimes) Pious can mean acting very good in a way that seems not quite sincere.[↗](../../pious/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Pelops was a pious and virtuous prince.[↗](../../pious/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · You are the most pious woman I know.[↗](../../pious/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pious monk prayed every night.[↗](../../pious/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It was revealed to him by Jeremiah tlie piopliet, and it must not be revealed to anyone except the pious" (the modest?;.[↗](../../pious/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../pious/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **piously** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Piously means in a religious way, or in a way that shows you are very devout or good.[↗](../../piously/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Riches come from Ram," he said piously.[↗](../../piously/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The robber said piously, "May the gods protect my going."[↗](../../piously/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She piously accepted what the gods wished for her.[↗](../../piously/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **pip** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small seed in fruit such as an apple, orange, lemon or grape.[↗](../../pip/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A short high sound, like the time signal on the radio (the pips).[↗](../../pip/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A small spot or symbol, such as a dot on a dice or a star on an officer's uniform.[↗](../../pip/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb, UK, informal) To beat someone by a very small amount: pipped at the post.[↗](../../pip/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (UK, informal) Give someone the pip: annoy them.[↗](../../pip/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Be careful, this orange has lots of pips.[↗](../../pip/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We planted an apple pip in a pot.[↗](../../pip/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The dice showed four pips.[↗](../../pip/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team was pipped to the cup by one point.[↗](../../pip/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Listen for the pips before the news.[↗](../../pip/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Spit the grape pips into the bowl.[↗](../../pip/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · That noise really gives me the pip.[↗](../../pip/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.[↗](../../pip/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.1.40, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pip/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **pipe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pipe is a long tube that water, gas or oil flows through.[↗](../../pipe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A pipe is also a small tube with a bowl for smoking tobacco.[↗](../../pipe/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A pipe is a simple musical instrument you blow into, like bagpipes or a recorder.[↗](../../pipe/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To pipe is to send something through pipes, or to squeeze cream or icing out of a bag.[↗](../../pipe/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A pipe fills the tank in 6 hours.[↗](../../pipe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Water flows through the pipe at 5 litres a minute.[↗](../../pipe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A 12 m pipe is cut into 3 equal pieces.[↗](../../pipe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · One pipe fills, another empties.[↗](../../pipe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A pipe burst in the cold and flooded the kitchen.[↗](../../pipe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Pied Piper played his pipe and the rats followed him.[↗](../../pipe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She piped icing onto the cupcakes.[↗](../../pipe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The soup was piping hot.[↗](../../pipe/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And his brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.[↗](../../pipe/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.4.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pipe/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.[↗](../../pipe/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.40.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pipe/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · They sing to the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.[↗](../../pipe/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.21.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pipe/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and the pipe.[↗](../../pipe/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.150.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pipe/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **pipeline** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long line of pipes that carries oil, gas or water over long distances.[↗](../../pipeline/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «In the pipeline»: being planned or prepared, coming soon.[↗](../../pipeline/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pipeline carries gas across the sea.[↗](../../pipeline/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A new swimming pool is in the pipeline.[↗](../../pipeline/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Water flows through the pipeline to the city.[↗](../../pipeline/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Workers checked the pipeline for leaks.[↗](../../pipeline/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Big changes are in the pipeline at school.[↗](../../pipeline/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The oil pipeline is hundreds of miles long.[↗](../../pipeline/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **piper** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A piper is a person who plays a pipe, a kind of musical instrument.[↗](../../piper/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The piper played a merry tune at the feast.[↗](../../piper/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Maurice Connor was the best of all the pipers in Munster.[↗](../../piper/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **pipette** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* noun.[↗](../../pipette/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* A thin glass or plastic tube used in science to measure or move small amounts of liquid, drop by drop.[↗](../../pipette/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* verb.[↗](../../pipette/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To move liquid with a pipette.[↗](../../pipette/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Use the pipette to add three drops of iodine.[↗](../../pipette/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She pipetted the liquid into the test tube.[↗](../../pipette/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A pipette helps you measure small amounts.[↗](../../pipette/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Squeeze the pipette gently to let out one drop.[↗](../../pipette/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientist used a plastic pipette.[↗](../../pipette/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash the pipette before using another liquid.[↗](../../pipette/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pipework** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The pipes in a building, machine or system, taken all together, such as for water, gas or heating.[↗](../../pipework/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The plumber checked the pipework under the sink.[↗](../../pipework/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Old pipework in the house was made of lead.[↗](../../pipework/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Frozen pipework can burst in winter.[↗](../../pipework/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The factory's pipework carries steam.[↗](../../pipework/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The boiler has a lot of pipework around it.[↗](../../pipework/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The pipework was painted red to show it carries hot water.[↗](../../pipework/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **piping** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The sound of playing a pipe or flute.[↗](../../piping/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the pipings for the flocks?[↗](../../piping/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.5.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../piping/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **pipistrelle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pipistrelle is a very small bat, the commonest kind of bat in Britain and much of Europe.[↗](../../pipistrelle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A pipistrelle is so small it could fit in a matchbox, and it eats thousands of tiny insects in a night.[↗](../../pipistrelle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A pipistrelle can eat three thousand insects in one night.[↗](../../pipistrelle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We used a bat detector to hear the pipistrelles.[↗](../../pipistrelle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pipistrelle flew around the streetlight catching moths.[↗](../../pipistrelle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Pipistrelles roost in roofs and old trees.[↗](../../pipistrelle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A pipistrelle weighs less than a pound coin.[↗](../../pipistrelle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Bats like the pipistrelle are protected by law in Britain.[↗](../../pipistrelle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **piranha** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A piranha is a South American river fish with very sharp, triangle-shaped teeth that eats meat as well as plants and fruit.[↗](../../piranha/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A piranha can describe a fierce, greedy person who attacks others to get what they want.[↗](../../piranha/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Piranhas live in the Amazon River.[↗](../../piranha/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A piranha's teeth fit together like scissors.[↗](../../piranha/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fishermen pulled a piranha out of the river.[↗](../../piranha/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Piranhas usually swim in shoals for safety.[↗](../../piranha/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some piranhas eat mostly seeds and fruit.[↗](../../piranha/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the film the piranhas ate everything in seconds, but that is not true to life.[↗](../../piranha/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The reporters were like piranhas, all shouting questions at once.[↗](../../piranha/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **pirate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pirate is a person who attacks and robs ships at sea.[↗](../../pirate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In stories and games, a pirate is a sailor with a ship, a flag and often a hidden treasure.[↗](../../pirate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To pirate a film, song or game means to copy it or share it without permission and without paying.[↗](../../pirate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pirate buried his treasure on a small island.[↗](../../pirate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We dressed up as pirates for the school play.[↗](../../pirate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pirate ship had a black flag with a skull on it.[↗](../../pirate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Real pirates were criminals, not friendly heroes.[↗](../../pirate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Long John Silver is a famous pirate in a story.[↗](../../pirate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Downloading a pirated game is against the law.[↗](../../pirate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The children drew a pirate map with a big red X.[↗](../../pirate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Pirates still attack some cargo ships today.[↗](../../pirate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · “Bill Jukes dead!” cried the startled pirates.[↗](../../pirate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **pirouette** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pirouette is a fast spin on one foot, especially in ballet, often on the toes.[↗](../../pirouette/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To pirouette is to spin round on one foot.[↗](../../pirouette/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To pirouette can also mean to spin round quickly and suddenly, not only on one foot.[↗](../../pirouette/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ballerina did a perfect pirouette.[↗](../../pirouette/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sophie practised her pirouettes in the hall.[↗](../../pirouette/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He pirouetted across the kitchen with joy.[↗](../../pirouette/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A double pirouette means spinning twice.[↗](../../pirouette/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your eyes on one spot when you do a pirouette.[↗](../../pirouette/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The ice skater pirouetted on the rink.[↗](../../pirouette/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She struck the deer hard, it pirouetted and became Prince Almas.[↗](../../pirouette/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **pirozhki** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Pirozhki are small baked or fried buns filled with things like potato, cabbage, meat, mushrooms, cheese or fruit, eaten in Russia, Ukraine and nearby countries.[↗](../../pirozhki/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is a borrowed word (from Russian), not an English word; in Ukrainian they are called pyrizhky.[↗](../../pirozhki/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Gran made pirozhki filled with potato and onion.[↗](../../pirozhki/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We bought hot pirozhki at the market stall.[↗](../../pirozhki/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some pirozhki are sweet, with apple or cherry inside.[↗](../../pirozhki/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend's mum brought pirozhki to the class food fair.[↗](../../pirozhki/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Pirozhki can be baked in the oven or fried in a pan.[↗](../../pirozhki/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In Ukrainian they are called pyrizhky.[↗](../../pirozhki/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · One little bun is a pirozhok; lots are pirozhki.[↗](../../pirozhki/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **pisces** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The zodiac sign of the Fish, the twelfth constellation of the year.[↗](../../pisces/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* \[paragraph continues\] Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagitarius, Capricornus, Aquarius and Pisces.[↗](../../pisces/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../pisces/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He produced Quoph, predominant in Mirth, crowned, combined, and formed Pisces in the world, Adar in the year, and the spleen in man.[↗](../../pisces/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../pisces/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He produced Qoph, predominant in Mirth, crowned it, combined and formed with it Pisces in the Universe, Adar in the Year, and the spleen of Man.[↗](../../pisces/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../pisces/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **piscine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal, science) Piscine means to do with fish or like a fish.[↗](../../piscine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (French) «Une piscine» means a swimming pool; it sounds like «pee-SEEN» and is a French word, not English.[↗](../../piscine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pond had a piscine smell.[↗](../../piscine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientist studied piscine diseases.[↗](../../piscine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Je vais à la piscine» means «I'm going to the swimming pool» in French.[↗](../../piscine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In French, «piscine» is the pool, not the fish.[↗](../../piscine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Pisces is the star sign with two fish.[↗](../../piscine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The aquarium is a piscine paradise.[↗](../../piscine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **piss** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (rude) To piss is to wee or urinate.[↗](../../piss/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (rude) Piss is wee, urine.[↗](../../piss/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (rude, UK) «Pissing down» means raining very hard.[↗](../../piss/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (rude) «Piss off» is a very rude way to tell someone to go away; «pissed off» (rude) means very annoyed.[↗](../../piss/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (rude, UK/Australia) «Pissed» means drunk; (rude, US) «pissed» means angry.[↗](../../piss/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (rude, UK) «Take the piss» means to mock someone or to take unfair advantage.[↗](../../piss/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* (rude) The dog pissed on the lamp post.[↗](../../piss/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · (rude, UK) It's pissing down outside — take a coat.[↗](../../piss/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · (rude) «Piss off!» he shouted, and the teacher sent him out.[↗](../../piss/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (rude) She was really pissed off when her bike was stolen.[↗](../../piss/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (rude, UK) Stop taking the piss out of my hat\![↗](../../piss/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (rude, Australia) Uncle Bruce got pissed at the barbecue.[↗](../../piss/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · (polite) The puppy weed on the carpet.[↗](../../piss/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) The doctor needs a urine sample.[↗](../../piss/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **pistil** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The female part in the middle of a flower, made of the stigma, the style and the ovary, where seeds form.[↗](../../pistil/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pistil is in the middle of the flower.[↗](../../pistil/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pollen sticks to the top of the pistil, called the stigma.[↗](../../pistil/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Seeds grow in the ovary at the bottom of the pistil.[↗](../../pistil/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Label the pistil and the stamens on your flower diagram.[↗](../../pistil/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In a lily, the pistil is long and easy to see.[↗](../../pistil/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bee brushed pollen onto the pistil.[↗](../../pistil/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The pistil has three parts: stigma, style and ovary.[↗](../../pistil/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · After pollination, the pistil's ovary becomes the fruit.[↗](../../pistil/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **pistol** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pistol is a small gun that you hold and fire with one hand.[↗](../../pistol/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A starting pistol is a toy-like pistol that only makes a loud bang, used to start races.[↗](../../pistol/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A water pistol is a toy that squirts water.[↗](../../pistol/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The race began with a bang from the starting pistol.[↗](../../pistol/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We had a water pistol fight in the garden.[↗](../../pistol/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · If you ever see a pistol lying around, don't touch it and tell an adult.[↗](../../pistol/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The police officer carried a pistol on her belt.[↗](../../pistol/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old story two men fought a duel with pistols.[↗](../../pistol/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Pirates in films often carry a pistol and a sword.[↗](../../pistol/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My water pistol holds half a litre of water.[↗](../../pistol/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He had three silver cups, two handsome pistols, and a silver coffee-pot.[↗](../../pistol/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **piston** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A piston is a short solid cylinder that moves up and down or in and out inside a tube, pushed by pressure; it is a key part of engines and pumps.[↗](../../piston/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) «Like pistons» describes something moving fast up and down, like legs running.[↗](../../piston/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The piston moves up and down inside the engine.[↗](../../piston/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A bike pump has a piston inside.[↗](../../piston/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Pistons turn the crankshaft in a car.[↗](../../piston/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a moving arm with syringes as pistons.[↗](../../piston/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Steam pushed the pistons of the old train.[↗](../../piston/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His legs went like pistons as he raced to the finish.[↗](../../piston/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A syringe is a simple piston and cylinder.[↗](../../piston/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The huge limbs moved as steadily as pistons, eight feet to each stride, and the wrinkled skin of the elbow points rustled.[↗](../../piston/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) … [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/30/) **31** [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/32/) … 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