Main Entry: ¹dump

Pronunciation: \ˈdəmp\

Function: verb

Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch dompen to immerse, topple; akin to Old Norse dumpa to thump, fall suddenly

Date: 1784

transitive verb 1 a : to let fall in or as if in a heap or mass <dumped his clothes on the bed> b : to get rid of unceremoniously or irresponsibly <got dumped by his girlfriend> c : jettison <an airplane dumping gasoline>
2 slang : to knock down : beat <the man rushed out and dumped him — John Corry>
3 : to sell in quantity at a very low price; specifically : to sell abroad at less than the market price at home
4 : to copy (data in a computer's internal storage) to an external storage or output device
5 a : to hit or throw short and softly <dump a pass to a running back> <dump a bunt down the line> b : to hit (a puck) deep into the opponent's zone in ice hockeyintransitive verb 1 : to fall abruptly : plunge
2 : to dump refuse

— dump on : to treat disrespectfully; especially : belittle, bad-mouth