It may be pumped or bumped
The crossword clue "It may be pumped or bumped" is answered by FIST, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
FIST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FIST answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for FIST
Every other clue in this collection answered by FIST, most used first.
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- Closed hand - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
- Boxer's weapon - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
- Duke - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
- Black Power symbol - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Punch deliverer - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Rock, in rock paper scissors - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Word before "bump" or "pump" - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Hand ball? - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Ring weapon - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Symbol of resistance - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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