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

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   The meaning of DUMPS is a gloomy state of mind : despondency. How to use dumps in a sentence.

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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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   Dumps definition: a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the). See examples of DUMPS used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDUMPS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C16: probably from Middle Dutch domp haze, mist; see damp. Word Frequency. dumps in American English. (dʌmps) noun. (usually prec. by in the) a depressed state of mind. to be in the dumps over money problems. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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   Jul 14, 2024 · dumps. /dəmps/. IPA guide. Definitions of dumps. noun. an informal expression for a mildly depressed state. “in the dumps ”. synonyms: mopes. see more.

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   Definition of dumps noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define dumps. dumps synonyms, dumps pronunciation, dumps translation, English dictionary definition of dumps. pl.n. A gloomy, melancholy state of mind; depression. Often used with the : felt down in the dumps.

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    Dumps definition: A gloomy, melancholy state of mind; depression. Often used with the .

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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.