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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUMP, n. In metallurgy, a round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion.
1. A pond of water reserved for salt-works.
2. In mining, a pit sunk below the bottom of the mine.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English sompe swamp — more at swamp Date: 1653 1. a pit or reservoir serving as a drain or receptacle for liquids: as a. cesspool b. a pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (as the oil-circulating system of an internal combustion engine) c. chiefly British oil pan 2. British crankcase 3. [German Sumpf, literally, marsh, from Middle High German — more at swamp] a. the lowest part of a mine shaft into which water drains b. an excavation ahead of regular work in driving a mine tunnel or sinking a mine shaft 4. something resembling a sump ; sink 2

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a pit, well, hole, etc. in which superfluous liquid collects in mines, machines, etc. 2 a cesspool. Etymology: ME, = marsh f. MDu., MLG sump, or (mining) G Sumpf, rel. to SWAMP

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sumps) 1. The sump is the place under an engine which holds the engine oil. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use oil pan) N-COUNT: oft N n 2. A sump is a deep cave which is often filled with water. N-COUNT

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