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SUMP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

Synonyms:

cesspit; cesspool; sink; sump

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sump" is a kind of...):

cistern (an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A well or other hole in which water has collected

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sump" is a kind of...):

well (a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sump" is a kind of...):

reservoir (tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil))

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