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sump noun

  /sʌmp/
  • A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
 Grube, Sumpf
  • The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
 Schachtsumpf
  • (automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
 Ölsumpf

sump verb

  /sʌmp/
  • (intransitive) Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.
 sumpfen
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