汲み上げる

Meaning

1. v1vt
   to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to dip up
2. v1vt
   to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt

Example sentences

• 村人は井戸から水を手で汲み上げなければならなかった。

  The village people had to pump water from the well by hand.