Dump Definition

dŭmp
dumped, dumping, dumps
verb
dumped, dumping, dumps
To throw down or out roughly; empty out or unload as in a heap or mass.
Webster's New World
To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle.
Dumped the load of stones.
American Heritage
To throw away (garbage, rubbish, etc.), esp. in a place set apart for the purpose.
Webster's New World
To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting.
American Heritage
To dump commodities.
Webster's New World
noun
dumps
A place for dumping rubbish, etc.
Webster's New World
A storage place for goods or supplies; a depot.
An ammunition dump.
American Heritage
A rubbish pile.
Webster's New World
A copy, esp. a printout, of data stored in a computer.
Webster's New World
A temporary storage center in the field, as for ammunition, food, or clothing.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
idiom
dump on
  • to treat with contempt; demean
Webster's New World
(down) in the dumps
  • in low spirits; depressed
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Dump

Noun

Singular:
dump
Plural:
dumps

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Dump

Origin of Dump

  • Middle English dumpen, dompen to fall suddenly, drop of Scandinavian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Akin to Old Norse dumpa (“to thump”) (> Danish dumpe (“to fall suddenly”))

    From Wiktionary

  • See dumpling.

    From Wiktionary

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