sump pump

noun

: a pump (as in a basement) to remove accumulations of liquid (such as water) from a sump pit

Examples of sump pump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The lawsuit also claims Vertix’s poor work resulted in broken sump pumps, areas of water leakage, a falling pipe, exposed metal ties, peeling paint, faulty caulking, rust, and salt water leaching from the habitat’s upper pool into the moat, among others. —John Wenzel, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026

Canning, who lives at the bottom of a valley, has a one horsepower sump pump, a high capacity machine, to help prevent his basement from flooding. —Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026

Plumbing systems: Water heater, water lines, permanently installed sump pump, gas lines, drain lines, toilets, shower heads, ejector pump, plumbing stoppages and more. —Alora Bopray, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026

Inspectors located several dead cockroaches in a sump pump room in basement prep area, as well as one dead roach and potentially a live roach in the main kitchen, according to the health department. —Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sump pump

• bump
• chump
• clump
• crump
• dump
• gump
• hump
• jump
• lump
• plump
• rump
• slump