transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsəmp ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English sompe swamp — more at swamp
Date: 1653
1. : a pit or reservoir serving as a drain or receptacle for liquids: as
a. : cesspool
b. : a pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (as the oil-circulating system of an internal combustion engine)
c. chiefly British : oil pan
2. British : crankcase
3.
[German Sumpf, literally, marsh, from Middle High German — more at swamp ]
a. : the lowest part of a mine shaft into which water drains
b. : an excavation ahead of regular work in driving a mine tunnel or sinking a mine shaft
4. : something resembling a sump : sink 2