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dump

UK/dʌmp/ US/dɐm̥p/ common informal slang uk us
verb (6) noun (3)

verb

1.

throw away as refuse

  • “No dumping in these woods!”
2.

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”
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3.

sell at artificially low prices

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4.

drop in a heap or mass

5.

fall abruptly

  • “It plunged to the bottom of the well”
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6.

knock down with force

  • “He decked his opponent”
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noun

1.

a coarse term for defecation

  • “he took a shit”
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2.
3.

(computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs

Origin

From Middle English dumpen, dompen, probably from Old Norse dumpa (“to thump”) (whence Danish dumpe (“to fall suddenly”)), of uncertain origin, possibly imitative of falling, similar to thump.

Phrases

  • block dump
  • book dumping
  • brain dump
  • core dump
  • crash dump
  • data dump
  • database dump
  • down in the dumps
  • dump and burn
  • dump bin
  • dump car
  • dump cart

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