sump

In transitive terms the difference between jump and sump

is that jump is to increase the height of a tower crane by inserting a section at the base of the tower and jacking up everything above it while sump is of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.

As verbs the difference between jump and sump

is that jump is to propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne while sump is of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.

As nouns the difference between jump and sump

is that jump is the act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound while sump is a hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.

As an adverb jump

is exactly; precisely.

As an adjective jump

is exact; matched; fitting; precise.

In automotive terms the difference between sump and windage

is that sump is the crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine while windage is drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.

As nouns the difference between sump and windage

is that sump is a hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink while windage is drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.

As a verb sump

is of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.

As a noun sump

is a hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.

As a verb sump

is of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.

As an adjective sumplike is

resembling or characteristic of a sump.