Lumped vs Sumped - What's the difference?
lumped | sumped |
(lump)
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group.
A group, set, or unit.
A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
A dull or lazy person.
(informal, as plural) A beating or verbal abuse.
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A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
To treat as a single unit; to group together.
(sump)
A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
The lowest part of a mine shaft into which water drains.
A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
(automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
(nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
(construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.
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.
As verbs the difference between lumped and sumped
is that lumped is past tense of lump while sumped is past tense of sump.lumped
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(wikipedia lump)Noun
(en noun)- Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps .
- a lump''' of coal; a '''lump''' of clay; a '''lump of cheese
- The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment.
- Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?
- Don't just sit there like a lump .
- He's taken his lumps over the years.
Derived terms
* lumpectomy * lump in one’s throat * lumpy * lump-sunHyponyms
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* *Verb
(en verb)- People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures.