Pump (shoe)
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This article is about types of pump shoes. For other uses of the term, see Pump (disambiguation).
A 'pump' can mean many different types of shoe depending on the person using the word and where they are located.
- In Britain it is one of many regional names for plimsolls.
- In North America, pumps are usually high-heeled shoes, but can also be formal men's shoes.
- A type of athletic shoe equipped with inflatable air bladders was known as a 'pump sneaker', often shortened to pump.