sump

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• Rhymes: -ʌmp

Noun

sump (plural sumps)

1. A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
2. The lowest part of a mine shaft into which water drains.
3. A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
4. (automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
5. (nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
6. (construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.

Translations

hollow or pit

lowest part of amine shaft

completely flooded cave passage

crankcase

(nautical) pit at the lowest point

(construction) intentional depression

Derived terms

• dry sump
• sump pump
• wet sump

Verb

sump (third-person singular simple present sumps, present participle sumping, simple past and past participle sumped)

1. (transitive) Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.
   • We discovered a new passage, but it sumped after 100 metres.
   • This low passage sumps quickly after moderate rainfall.

Translations

to end in a sump

Anagrams

• umps

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Norwegian

Noun

sump m.

1. swamp (type of wetland)

Inflection

    Inflection of sump

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål m	sump	sumpen	sumper	sumpene
Nynorsk m	sump	sumpen	sumpar	sumpane