Synonyms for sump
sʌmpsump

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1. sumpnoun

   an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine

   Synonyms:
   sink, cesspool, cesspit

2. sumpnoun

   a well or other hole in which water has collected

   Synonyms:
   sink, cesspool, cesspit

3. cesspool, cesspit, sink, sumpnoun

   a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

   Synonyms:
   sinkhole, sink, cesspool, cesspit, swallow hole

Matched Categories

1. • Cistern
   • Reservoir
   • Well

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1. List of paraphrases for "sump":

   pan, crankcase, sink

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1. Rich Bira:

   I’ve had that happen, where I was working in my office and it was storming, the LED lights around my TV turned blue, meaning that the water was coming up in my sump pump. I had a few minutes to go and pick everything up so that I could save what I could, and, sure enough, the water came in and there was about an inch on the ground.