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dump

 
 
pronunciation:
duhmp
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: dumps, dumping, dumped
definition 1: to drop abruptly and in one single load.
He dumped an armful of old newspapers in the recycling bin.
similar words:
deposit, discard, dispose of, drop, plop, plunk, toss
definition 2: to empty (the contents of a container), esp. by inverting or tilting.
The truck dumped the garbage at the landfill.Don't dump the paint into the sink!
similar words:
discharge, empty, unload
definition 3: to empty the contents of (a container), esp. by inverting or tilting.
Will you please dump the garbage can?
synonyms:
empty
similar words:
unload
definition 4: (informal) to sever abruptly one's association with (someone).
They'd been seeing each other for two years, but then he dumped her for someone else.
synonyms:
ditch
similar words:
drop, jilt
definition 5: to market a great quantity of (goods) at a reduced price in another country, so as to undercut foreign competition.
similar words:
flood, glut, unload
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition 1: to throw away or unload unwanted things, such as garbage or toxic waste.
similar words:
unload
definition 2: to market a great quantity of goods at reduced prices, so as to weaken the competition.
similar words:
unload
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: an area designated for dumping refuse.
They brought the old sofa to the town dump.
similar words:
junkyard, landfill
definition 2: (informal) a house, town, or other place that is dirty, run-down, or despised.
I hate this town. I can't wait to get out of this dump.Why are you living in this dump with no windows? Can't you afford something better?
synonyms:
pigpen, pigsty, sty
similar words:
hovel, shack, shanty
definition 3: an area or structure for the storage and distribution of military supplies such as ammunition.
He was assigned to the ammunition dump as one of the guards.
synonyms:
armory, arsenal, depot, magazine
similar words:
storehouse, warehouse
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derivation: dumper (n.)
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