English to English
dump
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noun (n)
- a piece of land where waste materials are dumped(noun.location)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.
source: wordnet30 - drop (stuff) in a heap or mass(verb.motion)Example:
The truck dumped the garbage in the street.
source: wordnet30 - To knock heavily; to stump.(verb)source: webster1913