sump[noun]Synonyms: swamp, bog, fen, marsh, mire, morass, quag, quagmire, slough, swampland
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sump /sʌmp/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: sump 'swamp' (15-20 centuries), from Middle Dutch somp or Middle Low German sump 'wet ground']
1. the lowest part of a
drainage system, where liquids or wastes remain
2. British English the part of an engine that contains the supply of oil
Synonym : oil pan American English [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲