v., dumped, dump·ing, dumps. v.tr.
- To release or throw down in a large mass.
- To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle: dumped the load of stones.
- To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting.
- To get rid of; discard: a fine for dumping trash on public land; dumped the extra gear overboard.
- Informal. To discard or reject unceremoniously: dump an old friend.
- To place (goods or stock, for example) on the market in large quantities and at a low price.
- Computer Science. To transfer (data stored internally in a computer) from one place to another, as from a memory to a printout, without processing.
- Slang. To knock down; beat.
- To fall or drop abruptly.
- To discharge cargo or contents; unload.
- Slang. To criticize another severely: was always dumping on me.
- A place where refuse is dumped: a garbage dump; a nuclear waste dump.
- A storage place for goods or supplies; a depot: an ammunition dump.
- An unordered accumulation; a pile.
- Computer Science. An instance or the result of dumping stored data.
- Slang. A poorly maintained or disreputable place.
- Vulgar Slang. An act of defecating. Often used with take.
[Middle English dumpen, dompen, to fall suddenly, drop, of Scandinavian origin.]
dumper dump'er n.
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