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dump
(d/@/mp )

noun (n)

  • a coarse term for defecation(noun.process)
    Synonym:
    shit
    source: wordnet30
  • a piece of land where waste materials are dumped(noun.location)
    Synonym:
    dumpsite, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, waste-yard, wasteyard
    source: wordnet30
  • (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • a place where supplies can be stored(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    An ammunition dump.
    source: wordnet30
  • A thick, ill-shapen piece; a clumsy leaden counter used by boys in playing chuck farthing.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A dull, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; low spirits; despondency; ill humor; -- now used only in the plural.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • throw away as refuse(verb.possession)
    Example:
    No dumping in these woods!.
    source: wordnet30
  • sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly(verb.possession)
    Example:
    The company dumped him after many years of service.
    She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man.
    Synonym:
    ditch
    source: wordnet30
  • sell at artificially low prices(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    underprice
    source: wordnet30
  • drop (stuff) in a heap or mass(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The truck dumped the garbage in the street.
    source: wordnet30
  • fall abruptly(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    plunge
    source: wordnet30
  • knock down with force(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    coldcock, deck, floor, knock down
    source: wordnet30
  • To knock heavily; to stump.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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