'Sump' definitions:

Definition of 'sump'

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noun
An oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
noun
A well or other hole in which water has collected
noun
A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it [syn: cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump]

Definition of 'Sump'

From: GCIDE
  • Sump \Sump\, n. [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.) A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion. --Ray. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates there. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A pond of water for salt works. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A puddle or dirty pool. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • Sump fuse, a fuse used in blasting under water.
  • Sump men (Mining), the men who sink the sump in a mine. [1913 Webster]

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