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   dump

   /dʌmp/

   noun

   • 1. a site for depositing rubbish. Similar refuse dumprefuse heapdumping grounddustheapslag heapmiddendunghilldung heapscrapyardtiprubbish tiprubbish dumprubbish heapjunkyardnuisance grounds
   • ▪ a heap of rubbish left at a dump.
   • ▪ a place where a particular kind of waste, especially dangerous waste, is left: "a nuclear waste dump"
   • ▪ a place where weapons and other military equipment is stored: "an ammunitions dump"
   • 2. an unpleasant or dreary place: informal "why are you living in a dump like this?" Similar hovelshackslumshantymessinformal:holepigsty
   • 3. an act of copying stored data to a different location, performed typically as a protection against loss.
   • ▪ a printout or list of the contents of a computer's memory, occurring typically after a system failure.
   • 4. an act of defecation. vulgar slang

   verb

   • 1. deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way: "trucks dumped 1,900 tons of refuse here" Similar dispose ofget rid ofthrow awaythrow outdiscardscrapbinjettisoncast asidecast outfling outtoss outinformal:ditchjunkget shut ofget shot oftrash
   • ▪ abandon (something) hurriedly in order to make an escape: "the couple dumped the car and fled"
   • ▪ put (something) down heavily or carelessly: "she dumped her knapsack on the floor" Similar put downlay downset downdepositplaceputunloaddroplet fallthrow downfling downinformal:stickparkplonkshovepopbungplunkarchaic:unladerare:posit
   • ▪ abandon or desert (someone): informal "you'll get tired of me and dump me" Similar abandondesertleaveleave in the lurchleave high and dryturn one's back onjiltbreak up withfinish withcast asidethrow overinformal:walk out onrun out onrat ondropditchchuckgive someone the old heave-holeave someone holding the babygive someone the pushgive someone the elbowgive someone the big Earchaic:forsake
   • ▪ send (goods unsaleable in the home market) to a foreign market for sale at a low price: "these countries have been dumping cheap fertilizers on the UK market"
   • ▪ sell off (assets) rapidly: informal "investors dumped shares in scores of other consumer goods firms"
   • 2. copy (stored data) to a different location, especially so as to protect against loss.
   • ▪ print out or list the contents of (a store), especially after a system failure.

   Word Origin Middle English: perhaps from Old Norse; related to Danish dumpe and Norwegian dumpa ‘fall suddenly’ (the original sense in English); in later use partly imitative; compare with thump.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDUMPED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DUMPED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of dump 2. to put down or drop something in a careless way: 3…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of DUMP is to let (something) fall in or as if in a heap or mass; also : to empty (a bag, box, etc.) so that its contents fall in or as if in a heap or mass. How to use dump in a sentence.

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   DUMP definition: 1. to put down or drop something in a careless way: 2. to get rid of something unwanted…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDUMPED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DUMPED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of dump 2. to put down or drop something in a careless way: 3…. Learn more.

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   Define dumped. dumped synonyms, dumped pronunciation, dumped translation, English dictionary definition of dumped. v. dumped , dump·ing , dumps v. tr. 1. To release or throw down in a large mass. 2. a. To empty out of a container or vehicle: dumped the load of stones.

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   Dump definition: to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly. See examples of DUMP used in a sentence.

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   a. To get rid of; discard: a fine for dumping trash on public land; dumped the extra gear overboard.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdump verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   dump something to get rid of something you do not want, especially in a place that is not suitable. Too much toxic waste is being dumped at sea. The dead body was just dumped by the roadside. Any vessel dumping at sea without a licence will be prosecuted.

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    dumped - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free.

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    Dumped definition: Simple past tense and past participle of dump. .