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dump

Syllabification: (dump)
Pronunciation: /dəmp/
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Definition of dump

noun

  • 1a site for depositing garbage.
  • [usually with modifier] 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
  • a heap of garbage left at a dump.
  • informal an unpleasant or dreary place:she says the town has become a dump
  • informal an act of defecation.
  • 2 Computing a copying of 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.

verb

[with object]
  • 1deposit or dispose of (garbage, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way:trucks dumped 1,900 tons of refuse here [no object]:an attempt to prevent people from dumping on vacant lots
  • put down or abandon (something) hurriedly in order to make an escape:the couple dumped the car and fled
  • put (something) down firmly or heavily and carelessly:she dumped her knapsack on the floor
  • informal abandon or desert (someone):his girlfriend dumped him for being fat
  • send (goods unsalable in the home market) to a foreign market for sale at a low price:other countries dump steel in the US at below-market prices
  • informal sell off (assets) rapidly:investors dumped shares in scores of other consumer-goods firms
  • 2 Computing 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.
  • 3 Football tackle (a quarterback) before he can throw a pass.

Phrasal Verbs

dump on

North American informal criticize or abuse (someone); treat badly:you get dumped on just because of your name

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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