Meaning of dump in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /dəmp/

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  1. Verb

    dump

    Definitions

    1. throw away as refuse

    Examples

    • « No dumping in these woods! »

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  2. 2. sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly

    Examples

    • « The company dumped him after many years of service »
    • « She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man »
  3. 3. sell at artificially low prices

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  4. 4. drop in a heap or mass

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  5. 5. fall abruptly

    Examples

    • « It plunged to the bottom of the well »

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  6. 6. knock down with force

    Examples

    • « He decked his opponent »

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  7. Noun

    dump

    Etymology

    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

    Definitions

    1. a coarse term for defecation

    Examples

    • « he took a shit »

    Derived terms

  8. 2. a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
  9. 3. (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device

    Examples

    • « sometimes used in debugging programs »

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