- to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- to empty out, as from a container, by tilting or overturning.
- to unload or empty out (a container), as by tilting or overturning.
- to dismiss, fire, or release from a contract: The first baseman was dumped from the team after hitting .210 for the first half of the season.
- to end a relationship with (someone, especially a romantic partner), especially when the decision is one-sided: I can’t believe she waited until just after Valentine’s Day to dump me.
- to transfer or rid oneself of suddenly and irresponsibly: Don't dump your troubles on me!
- Boxing Slang.
- to knock down: The champion was dumped twice but won the fight.
- to lose (a match) intentionally: a bribe to dump a fight.
- Commerce.
- to put (goods or securities) on the market in large quantities and at a low price without regard to the effect on market conditions.
- to sell (goods) into foreign markets below cost in order to promote exports or damage foreign competition.
- to print, display, or record on an output medium (the contents of a computer's internal storage or the contents of a file), often at the time a program fails.
- to kill; murder: There were threats to dump him if he didn't pay up.
- to fall or drop down suddenly.
- to throw away or discard garbage, refuse, etc.
- Commerce.
- to offer goods for sale in large quantities at a low price.
- to dump below-cost goods into foreign markets.
- to release contents: a sewage pipe that dumps in the ocean.
- to complain, criticize, gossip, or tell another person one's problems: He calls me up just to dump.
- defecate (def. 1).
- an accumulation of discarded garbage, refuse, etc.
- a place where garbage, refuse, etc., is deposited.
- Military.
- a collection of ammunition, stores, etc., deposited at some point, as near a battlefront, for distribution.
- the ammunition, stores, etc., so deposited.
- the act of dumping.
- Mining.
- a runway or embankment equipped with tripping devices, from which low-grade ore, rock, etc., are dumped.
- the pile of ore so dumped.
- a place, house, or town that is dilapidated, dirty, or disreputable.
- (in merchandising) a bin or specially made carton in which items are displayed for sale: Fifty copies of the best-selling paperback novel were in a dump near the checkout counter.
- a copy of the contents of a computer's internal storage or of the contents of a file at a given instant, that is printed, displayed, or stored on an output medium.
- an act of defecating; evacuation: This photo is fantastic, except for the dog you can see taking a dump in the background.
- dump on (someone), Informal.
- to treat with disrespect, especially to criticize harshly or attack with verbal abuse: Reporters never tired of dumping on certain public figures.
- to unload one's problems onto (another person): You never phone me without dumping on me.
- to drop, fall, or let fall heavily or in a mass
- to empty (objects or material) out of a container
- to unload, empty, or make empty (a container), as by tilting or overturning
- to dispose of
- to dispose of (waste, esp radioactive nuclear waste) in the sea or on land
- commerce
- to market (goods) in bulk and at low prices
- to offer for sale large quantities of (goods) on foreign markets at low prices in order to maintain a high price in the home market and obtain a share of the foreign markets
- to store (supplies, arms, etc) temporarily
- to defecate
- (of a wave) to hurl a swimmer or surfer down
- to compact (bales of wool) by hydraulic pressure
- to record (the contents of part or all of the memory) on a storage device, such as magnetic tape, at a series of points during a computer run
- a place or area where waste materials are dumped
- (in combination)
- a pile or accumulation of rubbish
- the act of dumping
- a dirty or unkempt place
- a place where weapons, supplies, etc, are stored
- an act of defecation
- a mournful song; lament
