dumped; dumping; dumps
Definition of dump
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to let (something) fall in or as if in a heap or mass
He dumped his clothes on the bed. She dumped the contents of her purse on the table.
also
: to empty (a bag, box, etc.) so that its contents fall in or as if in a heap or mass
She dumped her suitcase on the bed.
b
: to get rid of (something or someone) in an abrupt and often casual or careless way
I dumped the old coffee down the drain. The week before, someone dumped an old lounge chair in their yard.— Brad Schrade The problem got dumped into his lap. [=someone shifted responsibility for solving the problem to him] … sometimes … we'll dump the kids with my mother and go out …— John Sayles President Ford had included him on the 1976 ticket, dumping the incumbent vice president, Nelson Rockefeller.— Jay Nordlinger
often, informal
: to end a romantic relationship with (someone)
He got dumped by his girlfriend.
c
: jettison
an airplane dumping gasoline
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
5a
: 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
dump
noun
plural dumps
Definition of dump (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: an accumulation of refuse and discarded materials
b
: a place where such materials are dumped
2a
: 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
: the act of copying data from a computer's internal storage to an external storage or output device
The output is a screen dump [=a transfer of the data displayed on a computer screen] to a dot matrix printer.— Maxine D. Brown
5
often vulgar
: an act of defecation
—usually used with take
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The first known use of dump was in 1784
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