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SUMP
cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump
(noun) a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
sump
(noun) a well or other hole in which water has collected
sump
(noun) an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sump (plural sumps)
A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
(automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
(nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
(construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.
Verb
sump (third-person singular simple present sumps, present participle sumping, simple past and past participle sumped)
(intransitive) Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Sump, n. Etym: [Cf. G. sumpf a sump in a mine, a swamp, akin to LG. sump, D. somp a swamp, Dan. & Sw. sump, and perhaps to E. swamp.]
1. (Metal.)
Definition: A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion. Ray.
2. The cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates there.
3. A pond of water for salt works. Knight.
4. A puddle or dirty pool. [Prov. Eng.] Sump fuse, a fuse used in blasting under water.
– Sump men (Mining), the men who sink the sump in a mine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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