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dump¹ Definition

dump (dump)

transitive verb

  1. to throw down or out roughly; empty out or unload as in a heap or mass
    1. to throw away (garbage, rubbish, etc.), esp. in a place set apart for the purpose
    2. to get rid of in an abrupt, rough, or careless manner
  3. 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
  4. ☆
    1. to transfer (data in a computer memory) to another section of storage or to another storage medium
    2. to print out (data in a computer memory)
  5. ☆ 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

  1. to fall in a heap or mass
  2. to unload rubbish
  3. to dump commodities
  4. ☆ Slang to defecate: somewhat vulgar

noun

  1. a rubbish pile
  2. ☆ a place for dumping rubbish, etc.
  3. ☆ a copy, esp. a printout, of data stored in a computer
  4. Mil. a temporary storage center in the field, as for ammunition, food, or clothing
  5. ☆ Slang a bowel movement: somewhat vulgar: mainly in the phrase take a dump
  6. ☆ Informal a place that is unpleasant, ugly, run-down, etc.

dump¹ Idioms

dump on

☆

Slang to treat with contempt; demean

dump² Definition

dump (dump)

noun

Obsolete a sad tune or song

Etymology: prob. < Du domp, haze, dullness, akin to damp

dump² Idioms

(down) in the dumps

Informal in low spirits; depressed

dump Synonyms

dump

n.

garbage dump, city dump, dumping ground, refuse heap, rubbish pile, rubbish heap, ash heap, junk pile, junkyard, sanitary landfill, sump, cesspit, landfill, cesspool, scrapheap, dumpsite, midden, discard pile, toxic waste dump, hovel, hole.

dump Synonyms

dump

v.

empty, unload, deposit, unpack, discharge, throw down in a mass, fling down, drop, evacuate, drain, eject, exude, expel, throw out, discard, throw overboard; see also discard, empty 2.

Antonyms load*, fill*, pack.

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

  • rubbish: Herb layers are often diverse in species, but also grazed in parts; there is also some dumping of rubbish and farm machinery.
  • sludge: The dumping of sewage sludge at sea was banned in 2000.