dump

verb

\ ˈdəmp

dumped; dumping; dumps

Definition of dump

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1a : 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

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

intransitive verb

1 : to fall abruptly : plunge

2 : to dump refuse

dump on

: to treat disrespectfully especially : belittle, bad-mouth

dump

noun

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 : an instance of dumping data stored in a computer

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

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Synonyms for dump

Synonyms: Verb

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

Synonyms: Noun

landfill, sanitary landfill, tip [chiefly British]

Examples of dump in a Sentence

Verb

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

Noun

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

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

What’s more, according to the UN, the fashion industry dumps an estimated 92 million tons of textile waste into landfills each year. — Sangeeta Singh-kurtz, Quartzy, "Adidas’ liquefiable sweatshirt shows how hard it is to recycle clothes," 9 July 2019 Police accused the pair of dumping trash bags that contained Jennifer’s blood in Hartford. — Rosy Cordero, EW.com, "Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn slams theory novel is related to missing woman case," 7 July 2019 Rain dumped on parts of Mahoning County at the same time, leading to severe flooding. — Laura Hancock, cleveland.com, "Cities that use traffic cameras will get docked state funds: Capitol Letter," 3 July 2019 Meanwhile, new unmatched royalties are being dumped into the black box. — Ed Christman, Billboard, "Just How Much Money Is There in Unclaimed Black Box Royalties?," 26 June 2019 Other days a conference call runs late, your boss dumps a last-minute project on your desk, the kids need to be picked up — and your workout becomes a plan of the past. — Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, "A no-sweat, full body workout for busy days," 25 June 2019 These facilities’ revenues come primarily from tipping fees that waste haulers pay to dump trash, and secondarily from generating electricity. — Ana Baptista, The Conversation, "Is burning trash a good way to handle it? Waste incineration in 5 charts," 20 June 2019 Yet hundreds of thousands of streams dump silt into our reservoirs and harbors. — Hubert H. (hubert Horatio) Humphrey, Harper's magazine, "Into the Woods," 10 June 2019 Overall, one garbage truck's worth of textiles is dumped or incinerated every second. — Erin Quinn-kong, Woman's Day, "Are Your Fast-Fashion Clothes Killing Farmers?," 14 Feb. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump. — Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, "Not long ago Dwight Howard was a face of the NBA. Now he's a salary dump.," 21 June 2017 New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas. — Andres Viglucci, miamiherald, "Say bye to Virginia Key’s toxic old landfill, and hi to Miami’s biggest park," 15 June 2017 A colleague got him to shore, and flagged down a dump truck, which took Stewart to a hospital. — Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Jim Stewart, Scripps waterman who opened the sea to scuba diving scientists, dies at 89," 8 June 2017 The driver of the dump truck, which was registered to Harry Brown Trucking Inc., of Hebron, was not injured in the crash. — Amy Lavalley, Post-Tribune, "3 killed in head-on crash with dump truck," 7 June 2017 The chemicals apparently had leached into the water from waste dumps, where the company disposed of the chemicals, ending in the 1970s. — Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, "Water-drinking public worried — or not — about 3M pollution in Washington County," 6 June 2017 The latter came after Sandburg setter Connor Kelly put the Eagles on top with a dump and a block on consecutive plays. — Logan Malloy, Daily Southtown, "Joe Kenzinger dominates at net as Brother Rice advances to state," 30 May 2017 Three possessions later, Tapan put the public team up, 24-21, on a timely dump. — Andrew J. Campa, Burbank Leader, "Public school pulls away late from private boys’ volleyball squad," 4 June 2017 A man paving a private driveway in Whiteford suffered life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a dump truck Tuesday afternoon, according to Harford County fire and EMS officials. — David Anderson, The Aegis, "Man struck by dump truck in Whiteford Tuesday, suffers life-threatening injuries," 30 May 2017

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