DUMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dump mean? 

• DUMP (noun)
  The noun DUMP has 4 senses:

1. a coarse term for defecation

2. a piece of land where waste materials are dumped

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

4. a place where supplies can be stored

  Familiarity information: DUMP used as a noun is uncommon.

• DUMP (verb)
  The verb DUMP has 6 senses:

1. throw away as refuse

2. sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly

3. sell at artificially low prices

4. drop (stuff) in a heap or mass

5. fall abruptly

6. knock down with force

  Familiarity information: DUMP used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DUMP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A coarse term for defecation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

dump; shit

Context example:

he took a shit

Hypernyms ("dump" is a kind of...):

defecation; laxation; shitting (the elimination of fecal waste through the anus)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A piece of land where waste materials are dumped

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

dump; dumpsite; garbage dump; rubbish dump; trash dump; waste-yard; wasteyard

Hypernyms ("dump" is a kind of...):

land site; site (the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dump"):

eitchen midden; kitchen midden; midden ((archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement)

garbage heap; junk heap; junk pile; refuse heap; rubbish heap; scrapheap; trash heap; trash pile (an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter)

toxic dumpsite; toxic waste dump; toxic waste site (a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally))

Derivation:

dump (throw away as refuse)

dumpy (resembling a garbage dump)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("dump" is a kind of...):

copy; written matter (matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dump"):

core dump ((computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU; usually used for debugging)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A place where supplies can be stored

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

an ammunition dump

Hypernyms ("dump" is a kind of...):

depot; entrepot; storage; store; storehouse (a depository for goods)

• DUMP (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they dump    ... he / she / it dumps   
Past simple: dumped   
Past participle: dumped   
-ing form: dumping   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Throw away as refuse

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

No dumping in these woods!

Hypernyms (to "dump" is one way to...):

cast aside; cast away; cast out; chuck out; discard; dispose; fling; put away; throw away; throw out; toss; toss away; toss out (throw or cast away)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

dump (a piece of land where waste materials are dumped)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

ditch; dump

Context example:

She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man

Hypernyms (to "dump" is one way to...):

get rid of; remove (dispose of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Sell at artificially low prices

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

dump; underprice

Hypernyms (to "dump" is one way to...):

sell (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

dumping (selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Drop (stuff) in a heap or mass

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The truck dumped the garbage in the street

Hypernyms (to "dump" is one way to...):

drop (let fall to the ground)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They dump the books into the box

Derivation:

dumper (truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Fall abruptly

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

dump; plunge

Context example:

It plunged to the bottom of the well

Hypernyms (to "dump" is one way to...):

drop (to fall vertically)

Verb group:

dive; plunge; plunk (drop steeply)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sense 6

Meaning:

Knock down with force

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

coldcock; deck; dump; floor; knock down

Context example:

He decked his opponent

Hypernyms (to "dump" is one way to...):

beat (hit repeatedly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

 Context examples 

Mercedes cried when her clothes-bags were dumped on the ground and article after article was thrown out.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

It's more than just a feeling of being "down in the dumps" or "blue" for a few days.

(Depression, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)

Before you scramble to dump out all those artificial sweeteners, researchers note this study doesn’t clearly say whether they are better or worse than sugar.

(Artificial Sweeteners Can Still Lead to Obesity, Diabetes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Dumping syndrome sometimes occurs in people who have had part or all of their stomach removed.

(Dumping syndrome, NCI Dictionary)

A question about whether an individual feels or felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer them up.

(Have You Felt So Down in the Dumps That Nothing Could Cheer You Up, NCI Thesaurus)

If you and I sat down 15 years ago and thought about, 'I wonder how dumping enormous amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere will affect our well-being,'

(Planet-Warming Gases Make Some Food Less Nutritious, Study Says, Steve Baragona/VOA)

"However," she adds, "we should not feel justified to dump polyethylene deliberately in our environment just because we now know how to biodegrade it."

(Plastic Eating Worm Could Help Ease Pollution, VOA)

Plastic pollution is a devastating problem for marine life, with the UN Environment Programme estimating that about 8 million tonnes of plastic waste is dumped into the seas every year.

(Microplastic pollution adds to oceans’ problems, scidev.net)

This was done by dumping them into a spinning receptacle that went at a rate of a few thousand revolutions a minute, tearing the water from the clothes by centrifugal force.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

While, previously, practically all the sludge was dumped, the new regulations are stricter, requiring the waste to be sterilised and stabilised, since its incorrect handling can lead to public health problems due to microbial contamination and heavy metals.

(Scientists validate a new technology that transforms sewage sludge into fertilizer more efficiently, University of Granada)