pump someone's stomach

idiomPart ofpump

pump someone's stomach — idiom

1. To remove the contents of someone's stomach using a medical tube and suction, ty

1.idiom
Definition

To remove the contents of someone's stomach using a medical tube and suction, typically after poisoning or drug overdose.

Example

The doctors had to pump the toddler's stomach after she swallowed household cleaner.

Paramedics rushed him to hospital where they pumped his stomach immediately.