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.
dump¹ Idioms
dump on
☆Slang to treat with contempt; demean
dump² Definition
dump (dump)
dump² Idioms
(down) in the dumps
Informal in low spirits; depressed
dump Synonyms
dump
n.
dump Synonyms
dump
v.
dump Usage Examples
Object
- rubbish: Please do not dump rubbish in West Wycombe Garden Center Car Park.
- waste: Another option is to dump very low level waste in landfill sites.
- ground: Or are we just a dumping ground for lost souls?
- garbage: The municipality trucks try, nonetheless, to sneak into villages to dump the garbage.
Adjective modifier
- rubbish: A Lower Largo resident says a local beauty spot has become more like a rubbish dump than a nature reserve.
- low-level: Dump opposed The South Australian state government has re-affirmed its opposition to plans to build a low-level nuclear waste dump near Woomera.
- incremental: Reports from team Backups The problem with incremental dumps with Solstice backup on Solaris 9 has been clarified.
Modifies a noun
- truck: But when he wonders if he could drive a dump truck, his imagination takes off dump trucks toy and exciting things happen!
- valve: All i really want is that cool sound the dump valve makes lol!
- collision: Than issues relating area of the the front page clunker dump collision.
Noun used with modifier
- clunker: Than issues relating area of the the front page clunker dump collision.
- ammunition: The garden was used as an ammunition dump and slit trenches were dug.
- garbage: King ( 1966 ) records that species of both of these genera tend to grow on garbage dumps around human habitation.
- ammo: Still, you're allowed to pick up dropped weapons, and there are a good few ammo dumps scattered around.
- hex: Files: Hex dump or text content of file can be shown.
- waste: The waste dump for the 24,000 hotel rooms in Cancun is one mile away from their homes.
Adjective complement
rubbish: A trader or someone else has dumped rubbish in my bin.
Preposition: in
landfill: Zero waste is about seeing ' waste ' as a resource rather than something to dump in landfill.
Preposition: of
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