Synonyms for sump

Grammar : Noun

Spell : suhmp

Phonetic Transcription : sʌmp

Top 10 synonyms for sump

Other synonyms for the word sump

Définition of sump

Origin : early 15c., "marsh, morass," from Middle Dutch somp or Middle Low German sump, from Proto-Germanic *sumpaz. Meaning "pit to collect water" is first found 1650s.

As in bog : noun swamp
As in septic tank : noun system for sewage disposal
As in cesspool : noun pit

Example sentences :

Because, as he was prone to admit to himself, "dey was sump'in' in de unnerstannin'."
Extract from : « The heart of happy hollow » by Paul Laurence Dunbar

A manhole had to be put in the top and a sump in the bottom.
Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette

It may have been on the office sofa or it may have been in the sump.
Extract from : « A Safety Match » by Ian Hay

But lemme tell ye, thar was more'n sump'n to eat in that bag!
Extract from : « A Cumberland Vendetta » by John Fox, Jr.

We've got a good quarter-mile of deep rock for the sump hole.
Extract from : « The Thirst Quenchers » by Rick Raphael

That was the purpose of the four nuclear pumps in the sump hole.
Extract from : « The Thirst Quenchers » by Rick Raphael

"I got sump'n to tell you," said July, hastening to change an embarrassing subject.
Extract from : « Captain Ted » by Louis Pendleton

"He wuz jes signin' some kin' er deeds or sump'n," said Daddy.
Extract from : « Diddie, Dumps & Tot » by Louise-Clarke Pyrnelle

Ef I ain't done come traipsin' off en lef' my ole man money-pus, en he got sump'n' in dar w'at he won't take a purty fer, needer!
Extract from : « Nights With Uncle Remus » by Joel Chandler Harris

Nex' time you see a crowd er folks lookin' at sump'n' right hard, you des watch um, honey.
Extract from : « Nights With Uncle Remus » by Joel Chandler Harris

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