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noun
A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
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noun
The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
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A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
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noun
The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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noun
The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.
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Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
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noun
A sudden or heavy fall of rain; a deluge.
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Usage: Scotland
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verb
Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.
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Usage: intransitive
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noun
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cesspool, cesspit, sink
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Broader terms: cistern
noun
a well or other hole in which water has collected
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: well
noun
an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
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Broader terms: reservoir
History
From Middle English sompe, either from Middle Dutch somp, sump or Middle Low German sump from Old Saxon *sump, from Proto-West Germanic *sump, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sumpaz. Doublet of swamp.
Across languages
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
