Dump | Mean of dump in English Dictionary

/ˈdʌmp/

• Verb
• to put (something) somewhere in a quick and careless way
1. You can dump the coats on the bed.
2. I dumped the coffee down the drain.
3. The murderer dumped the body in the river.
4. The blizzard dumped three feet of snow in one night.
• to leave or get rid of (something or someone) quickly or without concern
1. They dumped [=left] their friends at the party and went home.
2. The team's coach was dumped [=fired] after a season of losses.
3. They had to dump [=quickly sell] most of their stock to pay off their debts.
• to end a romantic relationship with (someone)
1. My girlfriend dumped me.
2. I got dumped yesterday.

• to get rid of (waste or garbage) especially in a secret and illegal way
1. The factory has been dumping waste into the river.
• to sell (goods) in foreign countries for less than what they would sell for in your own country
1. The company dumped its unsold parts on the U.S. market.
• to copy or move (data) from a computer's memory to a disk, another computer, etc.
1. Dump the file to a disk.
• to criticize (someone) severely
1. I'm tired of getting dumped on every time I make a little mistake.
• to give (something) to (someone else) to do, deal with, or think about because you do not want to
1. She dumped her chores on her little brother.
2. I can't stand it when he dumps all his problems on me.
3. I hate to dump this on you.
• Noun
• a place where waste (such as trash) is taken and left
1. We bring our trash to the town dump on Saturdays.
2. (US) a garbage dump
3. The site has become a toxic (waste) dump. [=a place where dangerous waste is left usually illegally]
• a place where military supplies are stored
1. an ammunition dump
• a messy, dirty, and unpleasant place
1. I can't believe you live in this dump. [=pigsty]
2. What a dump!
• an act of sending data stored in a computer to another place
1. a screen dump to the printer
• feeling very sad
1. I guess I'm just down in the dumps.
• to pass solid waste from the body