[
US
/ˈdəmp/
]
[ UK /dˈʌmp/ ]
[ UK /dˈʌmp/ ]
NOUN
- a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
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a coarse term for defecation
he took a shit - (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
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a place where supplies can be stored
an ammunition dump
VERB
-
fall abruptly
It plunged to the bottom of the well - sell at artificially low prices
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sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
The company dumped him after many years of service
She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man -
throw away as refuse
No dumping in these woods! -
drop (stuff) in a heap or mass
The truck dumped the garbage in the street -
knock down with force
He decked his opponent
How To Use dump In A Sentence
- FEARS were growing for a missing schoolgirl after police found her phone dumped in a park. The Sun
- It sat at the southern edge of San Salvador on land that had once held a garbage dump.
- People like Momtaz Begum simply sweep up their waste and dump it into the barrel.
- She was unceremoniously dumped to be replaced by a leader who could win the election.
- As it becomes more expensive to dump dangerous waste, so the economic advantages of shredding deteriorate.
- We are manufacturing of sweet potato dumplings, lotus crispy, matzo crispy, hibiscus crispy, sweet potato candy, fruit cakes, and fried rice crispy.
- Mr. SOARIES: Robert Tilton, Robert Tilton is a so-called televangelist who was discovered to have gotten prayer requests accompanied by money and then when an investigative reporter went behind his church he found all of those prayer requests dumped unopened. NPR Topics: News
- The ladies took the stand for the second time during the surrebuttal and again dumped on Lana shamelessly. Guilty Feelings
- Specter, who is in a tough primary race in the Rust Belt state of Pennsylvania, said Chinese subsidies and what he called dumping are "a form of international banditry. The Seattle Times
- She subsequently has to steal, freeload and dumpster-dive to get by. Times, Sunday Times
