dump
dump1 definition
dump (dump)
transitive verb
- to throw down or out roughly; empty out or unload as in a heap or mass
- to throw away (garbage, rubbish, etc.), esp. in a place set apart for the purpose
- to get rid of in an abrupt, rough, or careless manner
- to sell (a commodity) in a large quantity at a low price, esp. in a foreign market at a price below that of the domestic market
- ☆
- to transfer (data in a computer memory) to another section of storage or to another storage medium
- to print out (data in a computer memory)
- ☆ Football to throw (a short pass) into the flat
Etymology: ME dompen, to plunge, throw down; prob. < ON base akin to Dan dumpe, Swed dompa: for IE base see deep
intransitive verb
- to fall in a heap or mass
- to unload rubbish
- to dump commodities
- ☆ Slang to defecate: somewhat vulgar
noun
- a rubbish pile
- ☆ a place for dumping rubbish, etc.
- ☆ a copy, esp. a printout, of data stored in a computer
- Mil. a temporary storage center in the field, as for ammunition, food, or clothing
- ☆ Slang a bowel movement: somewhat vulgar: mainly in the phrase take a dump
- ☆ Informal a place that is unpleasant, ugly, run-down, etc.
dump Idioms
dump on
☆Slang to treat with contempt; demean
dump2 definition
dump (dump)
dump Idioms
(down) in the dumps
Informal in low spirits; depressed
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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