Meaning of dump in English

1. Pronunciation

   /dəmp/

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1. Verb

   dump

   Definitions

   1. throw away as refuse

   Examples

   • « No dumping in these woods! »
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
4. 4. drop in a heap or mass
5. 5. fall abruptly

   Examples

   • « It plunged to the bottom of the well »
6. 6. knock down with force

   Examples

   • « He decked his opponent »

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 »
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 »