dump

(dŭmp)

1. To release or throw down in a large mass.
2. a. To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle: dumped the load of stones.
   b. To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting.
3. a. To get rid of; discard: a fine for dumping trash on public land; dumped the extra gear overboard.
   b. Informal To discard or reject unceremoniously: dump an old friend.
4. To place (goods or stock, for example) on the market in large quantities and at a low price.
5. Computer Science To transfer (data stored internally in a computer) from one place to another, as from a memory to a printout, without processing.
6. Slang To knock down; beat.

1. To fall or drop abruptly.
2. To discharge cargo or contents; unload.
3. Slang To criticize another severely: was always dumping on me.

1. A place where refuse is dumped: a garbage dump; a nuclear waste dump.
2. A storage place for goods or supplies; a depot: an ammunition dump.
3. An unordered accumulation; a pile.
4. Computer Science An instance or the result of dumping stored data.
5. Slang A poorly maintained or disreputable place.
6. Vulgar Slang An act of defecating. Often used with take.

Related Forms:

• dumpˈer noun