SUMP


Meaning of SUMP in English

n. 1 a pit, well, hole, etc. in which superfluous liquid collects in mines, machines, etc. 2 a cesspool.

[ ME, = marsh f. MDu., MLG sump, or (mining) G Sumpf, rel. to SWAMP ]

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