dump

verb

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\ ˈdəmp

dumped; dumping; dumps

Definition of dump

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

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

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

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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Synonyms for dump

Synonyms: Verb

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 Put on an oven mitt, and then carefully lift up the chimney and dump the hot coals onto the charcoal grate. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2022 The storms could also be slow movers and dump a lot of rain in the process. — Leigh Morgan, al, 21 July 2022 Bitcoin prices briefly fell to new 52-week lows below $20,000 as investors continued to dump risk assets. — Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2022 To start, potential escalation of tensions between the US and China over Taiwan could see investors dump risk assets in favor of safe havens like Treasuries, yen and gold. — Omkar Godbole, Forbes, 23 May 2022 The plunge in crypto prices tracks a broader move by investors to dump risky assets, such as tech stocks, as the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates to battle inflation. — Tory Newmyer, Steven Zeitchik, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2022 The plunge in crypto prices tracks a broader move by investors to dump risky assets, such as tech stocks, as the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates to battle inflation. — Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 12 May 2022 Western oil and gas companies cut their ties with Russia almost immediately after the invasion of Ukraine, proving that even the biggest firms can quickly dump toxic assets. — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 10 Apr. 2022 Yesterday's consumer price index print of 7.9%, matching the fastest annual jump in prices since 1982, pushed crypto bulls to dump their digital assets. — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump. — Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 30 May 2017 Three possessions later, Tapan put the public team up, 24-21, on a timely dump. — Andrew J. Campa, Burbank Leader, 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, 30 May 2017 See More

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