SUMP

/sʌmp/
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Definition

/sʌmp/
noun
  1. A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
  2. The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
  3. A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
verb
  1. Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.
    “This low passage sumps quickly after moderate rainfall.”

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