Sumph vs. Sump: What's the Difference?
Sumph and Sump Definitions
Sumph
A dunce; a blockhead.
Sump
A low-lying place, such as a pit, that receives drainage.
Sumph
A dunce; a blockhead.
Sump
A cesspool.
Sump
A hole at the lowest point of a mine shaft into which water is drained in order to be pumped out.
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Sump
The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal-combustion engine.
Sump
A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
Sump
The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
Sump
A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
Sump
(automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
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Sump
(nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
Sump
(construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.
Sump
(intransitive) Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.
We discovered a new passage, but it sumped after 100 metres.
This low passage sumps quickly after moderate rainfall.
Sump
A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion.
Sump
The cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates there.
Sump
A pond of water for salt works.
Sump
A puddle or dirty pool.
Sump
An oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
Sump
A well or other hole in which water has collected
Sump
A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
