dump (d mp)v. dumped, dump·ing, dumps v.tr. 1. To release or throw down in a large mass. 2. a. To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle: dumped the load of stones. b. To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting. 3. a. To get rid of; discard: a fine for dumping trash on public land; dumped the extra gear overboard. b. Informal To discard or reject unceremoniously: dump an old friend. 4. To place (goods or stock, for example) on the market in large quantities and at a low price. 5. Computer Science To transfer (data stored internally in a computer) from one place to another, as from a memory to a printout, without processing. 6. Slang To knock down; beat. v.intr. 1. To fall or drop abruptly. 2. To discharge cargo or contents; unload. 3. Slang To criticize another severely: was always dumping on me. n. 1. A place where refuse is dumped: a garbage dump; a nuclear waste dump. 2. A storage place for goods or supplies; a depot: an ammunition dump. 3. An unordered accumulation; a pile. 4. Computer Science An instance or the result of dumping stored data. 5. Slang A poorly maintained or disreputable place. 6. Vulgar Slang An act of defecating. Often used with take. [Middle English dumpen, dompen, to fall suddenly, drop, of Scandinavian origin.] dump  er n. |
dump1
vb
1. to drop, fall, or let fall heavily or in a mass
2. (tr) to empty (objects or material) out of a container
3. to unload, empty, or make empty (a container), as by tilting or overturning
4. (tr) Informal to dispose of
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) (tr) to dispose of (waste, esp radioactive nuclear waste) in the sea or on land
6. (Business / Commerce) Commerce
a. to market (goods) in bulk and at low prices
b. to offer for sale large quantities of (goods) on foreign markets at low prices in order to maintain a high price in the home market and obtain a share of the foreign markets
7. (Military) (tr) to store (supplies, arms, etc.) temporarily
8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (intr) Slang chiefly US to defecate
9. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (tr) Surfing (of a wave) to hurl a swimmer or surfer down
10. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) Austral and NZ to compact (bales of wool) by hydraulic pressure
11. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (tr) Computing to record (the contents of part or all of the memory) on a storage device, such as magnetic tape, at a series of points during a computer run
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science)
a. a place or area where waste materials are dumped
b. (in combination) rubbish dump
2. a pile or accumulation of rubbish
3. the act of dumping
4. Informal a dirty or unkempt place
5. (Military) Military a place where weapons, supplies, etc., are stored
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Slang chiefly US an act of defecation See also dump on
[probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian dumpa to fall suddenly, Middle Low German dumpeln to duck]
dumper n
dump2
n
(Music, other) Obsolete a mournful song; lament
[see damp]
Dump a pile or heap of rubbish, 1871.
A temporary storage area, usually in the open, for bombs, ammunition, equipment, or supplies.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  dump - a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit" |
| 2. |  dump - a piece of land where waste materials are dumpedeitchen 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) | |
| 3. | dump - (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures core dump - (computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU; usually used for debugging written matter, copy - matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials | |
| 4. | dump - a place where supplies can be stored; "an ammunition dump" storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store - a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" | |
| Verb | 1. | dump - throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!" |
| 2. | dump - 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" get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" | |
| 3. | dump - sell at artificially low prices sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" | |
| 4. | dump - drop (stuff) in a heap or mass; "The truck dumped the garbage in the street" drop - let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes" | |
| 5. | dump - fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well" drop - to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets" | |
| 6. | dump - knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" beat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe" |
dump
verb
1. drop, stick (informal), deposit, set down, bung (informal), throw down, park (informal), plonk (informal), let fall, fling down We dumped our bags on the table.
2. get rid of, tip, discharge, discard, dispose of, unload, jettison, empty out, coup (Scot.), throw away or out Untreated sewage is dumped into the sea.
3. scrap, axe (informal), get rid of, abolish, junk (informal), put an end to, discontinue, jettison, put paid to Ministers believed it was vital to dump the tax.
Translations
dump [dʌmp]
A. N
1. (= place for refuse) → vertedero m, basurero m, basural m (LAm), tiradero(s) m(pl) (Mex); (= pile of rubbish) → montón m de basura
a rubbish dump → un vertedero, un basurero
a rubbish dump → un vertedero, un basurero
2. (Mil) → depósito m
4. (Comput) → vuelco m de memoria, volcado m de memoria
B. VT
2. (= put down) [+ parcel] → dejar, soltar; [+ passenger] → dejar, plantar; [+ sand, load] → descargar, verter
to dump sth down → poner algo(con mucho ruido)
can I dump this here? → ¿puedo dejar esto aquí?
to dump sth down → poner algo(con mucho ruido)
can I dump this here? → ¿puedo dejar esto aquí?
3. (= get rid of) [+ person] → deshacerse de, librarse de; [+ girlfriend, boyfriend] → plantar
4. (= reject) → rechazar
5. (= throw away) [+ thing] → tirar
7. (Comput) → volcar
dump [ˈdʌmp]
n
(also rubbish dump) → décharge f rubbish dump
(MILITARY) (= store) → dépôt m
(COMPUTING) → listage m (de la mémoire) dumps
npl
to be down in the dumps → avoir le cafard, broyer du noir
to be down in the dumps → avoir le cafard, broyer du noir
vt
(= put down) → déposer
(= leave) → déposer
(= dispose of) [+ rubbish, old furniture] → jeter; [+ car] → abandonner
to dump waste (chemical, toxic, nuclear) → déverser des déchets
The company dumped the waste in the river → L'entreprise déversait les déchets dans la rivière.
to dump waste (chemical, toxic, nuclear) → déverser des déchets
The company dumped the waste in the river → L'entreprise déversait les déchets dans la rivière.
(= get rid of) → se débarrasser de
(= ditch) [+ boyfriend, girlfriend] → plaquer >
He's just dumped his girlfriend → Il vient de plaquer sa copine.
He's just dumped his girlfriend → Il vient de plaquer sa copine.
(COMPUTING) → copier
(ECONOMICS) [+ goods] → vendre à bas prix (sur le marché extérieur)
dumper truck (British) n = dump truck
dumper truck (British) n = dump truck
dump
n
(Brit: = pile of rubbish) → Schutthaufen m, → Abfallhaufen m; (= place) → Müllplatz m, → Müllkippe f
(Mil) → Depot nt
(pej inf) (= town) → Kaff nt (inf); (= house, building) → Dreckloch nt (pej inf); (= school etc) → Sauladen m (pej inf)
(Comput) → Dump m, → Speicherabzug m
vt
(= get rid of) rubbish → abladen; they dumped the waste/bodies overboard → sie warfen den Abfall/die Leichen über Bord
(= put down, let fall) load, rubbish → abladen; bags etc (= drop) → fallen lassen; (= leave) → lassen; where can I dump these books? → wo kann ich diese Bücher lassen?; to dump somebody/something on somebody → jdn/etw bei jdm abladen
(inf: = abandon, get rid of) person, girlfriend → abschieben; car → abstellen, loswerden; sth unwanted → abladen; she dumped him → sie hat mit ihm Schluss gemacht (inf)
(Comm) goods → zu Dumpingpreisen verkaufen
dump [dʌmp]
dump [dʌmp]
1. n
a. (pile of rubbish) → mucchio di immondizie or di rifiuti; (place for refuse) → discarica pubblica
to be (down) in the dumps (fam) → essere giù di corda
to be (down) in the dumps (fam) → essere giù di corda
b. (Mil) → deposito
c. (pej, fam) (town, hotel etc) → buco; (house) → catapecchia
2. vt
a. (get rid of, rubbish etc) → buttare (Comm) (goods) → svendere (fam) (person) → piantare, scaricare
c. (Comput) → riversare
dump [dʌmp]
1. n
a. (pile of rubbish) → mucchio di immondizie or di rifiuti; (place for refuse) → discarica pubblica
to be (down) in the dumps (fam) → essere giù di corda
to be (down) in the dumps (fam) → essere giù di corda
b. (Mil) → deposito
c. (pej, fam) (town, hotel etc) → buco; (house) → catapecchia
v dump [damp]
1 to set (down) heavily She dumped the heavy shopping-bag on the table. laat val يُلْقي، يَضَع стоварвам hodit stille; smide hinplumpsen lassen απιθώνω dejar (maha) viskama با شدت قرار دادن pudottaa déposer (sans précautions) לְהָשלִיך पटकना izbaciti lerak menjatuhkan skella niður buttare どさりと落とす 털썩 떨어뜨리다 sumesti, sviesti (smagi) nomest; nosviest campak neerkwakken sette fra seg med et brak rzucać, zwalać arriar a trânti сваливать hodiť treščiti istovariti ställa (sätta) ner med en duns ทิ้ง koyuvermek, bırakıvermek 把...砰的一聲拋下 скидати, звалювати زور سے پٹخنا ném phịch xuống 把...砰的一声抛下
2 to unload and leave (eg rubbish) People dump things over our wall. gooi يَطْرَح изхвърлям odhazovat smide auskippen ξεφορτώνω, πετώ verter, descargar (prügi) maha kallama خالی کردن kaataa jeter, décharger לִזרוֹק उतारना और छोड़ देना odbaciti lezúdít membuang losa sig við; sturta og skilja eftir buttare 投げ捨てる 버리다 (iš)mesti, versti izgāzt (atkritumus) buang storten kaste, lesse, kvitte seg med, helle, tømme rzucać, zwalać despejar a arunca вываливать odhodiť odlagati baciti tippa, dumpa, tömma [] ทิ้งขยะ boşaltmak, boca etmek 傾倒(垃圾) перекидати; складати پھینک جانا đổ thành đống 倾倒（垃圾）
n
a place for leaving or storing unwanted things a rubbish dump. hoop, vuilgoedhoop مُسْتَوْدَع قِمامَه бунище smetiště losseplads der Müllabladeplatz χωματερή vertedero, basurero prügimägi آشغال دونی kaatopaikka dépotoir מִזבָּלָה कूड़े इत्यादि अवांछित चीजों को छोड़ने का सथान deponij szemétlerak(od)ó (telep) pembuangan sorphaugur deposito 捨て場 쓰레기 수거장 sąvartynas izgāztuve tempat buang sampah stortplaats (søppel)fylling śmietnisko despejo depozit, magazie свалка smetisko odlagališče deponija tipp, avfallshög ที่ทิ้งขยะ çöplük 垃圾堆 звалище; смітник بے کار چیزوں کو رکھنے یا پینکنے کا مقام nơi đổ rác 垃圾堆
dump → نفاية, يُلْقي النفايات skládka, vyhodit dumpe, dumpning fallen lassen, Müllhalde πετώ, σκουπιδότοπος deshacerse de, vertedero dumpata, kaatopaikka dépotoir, jeter baciti, smetlište discarica, gettare ごみ捨て場, 投げ捨てる 쓰레기 수거장, 털썩 떨어뜨리다 dumpen, vuilnisbelt avfallsplass, dumpe śmietnisko, zrzucić deitar fora, depósito de lixo, jogar fora, lixeira сваливать, свалка dumpa, tipp ทิ้ง, ที่ทิ้งขยะ atmak, çöplük bãi rác, vứt bỏ 倾倒, 垃圾堆
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