dump

¹dump

verb \ˈdəmp\

Definition of DUMP

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 hockey

intransitive verb

1

: to fall abruptly : plunge

2

: to dump refuse

— dump on

: to treat disrespectfully; especially : belittle, bad-mouth

Examples of DUMP

1. You can dump the coats on the bed.
2. I dumped the coffee down the drain.
3. The murderer dumped the body in the river.

Origin of DUMP

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

First Known Use: 1784

Related to DUMP

Synonyms: blow off, break off (with), ditch, jilt, kiss off, leave

Related Words: brush (aside or off), cold-shoulder, cut, high-hat, slight, snub; abandon, desert, forsake, maroon, quit

Near Antonyms: hook up (with), take; befriend, latch (on or onto)

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Rhymes with DUMP

bump, chump, clomp, clump, comp, crump, flump, frump, grump, hump, jump, lump, plump, pump, rump, schlump, slump, stump, sump, thump, trump, tump, ump, whump