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)

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

²dump

noun

Definition of DUMP

1

a : an accumulation of refuse and discarded materials

b : a place where such materials are dumped

2

a : a quantity of reserve materials accumulated at one place

b : a place where such materials are stored <ammunition dump>

3

: a disorderly, slovenly, or objectionable place

4

: an instance of dumping data stored in a computer

5

often vulgar : an act of defecation —usually used with take

Examples of DUMP

1. We bring our trash to the town dump on Saturdays.
2. <all of the used packaging eventually ends up in the dump>

First Known Use of DUMP

1784

Related to DUMP

Synonyms

landfill, sanitary landfill, tip [chiefly British]

Related Words

dustbin, dustheap, junkyard, kitchen midden, midden; transfer station; mess, pigpen, pigsty, sty