dump

dump

 (dŭmp)

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. Computers 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. Computers 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.

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[Middle English dumpen, dompen, to fall suddenly, drop, of Scandinavian origin.]

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dump′er n.

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dump

(dʌmp)

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. (Environmental Science) (tr) to dispose of (waste, esp radioactive nuclear waste) in the sea or on land

6. (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. (Physiology) (intr) slang chiefly US to defecate

9. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (tr) surfing (of a wave) to hurl (a swimmer or surfer) down

10. (Agriculture) (tr) Austral and NZ to compact (bales of wool) by hydraulic pressure

11. (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

12. (Environmental Science)

a. a place or area where waste materials are dumped

b. (in combination): rubbish dump.

13. a pile or accumulation of rubbish

14. the act of dumping

15. informal a dirty or unkempt place

16. (Military) military a place where weapons, supplies, etc, are stored

17. (Physiology) slang chiefly US an act of defecation

[C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian dumpa to fall suddenly, Middle Low German dumpeln to duck]

ˈdumper n

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dump

(dʌmp)

n

(Music, other) obsolete a mournful song; lament

[C16: see damp]

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dump

(dʌmp)

v.t.

1. to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.

2. to unload or empty out (a container), as by tilting or overturning.

3. to empty out, as from a container.

4. to be dismissed, fired, or released from a contract.

5. Informal. to transfer or rid oneself of suddenly and irresponsibly: Don't dump your troubles on me!

6. Informal. to end a romantic relationship with (someone) unexpectedly and without mutual consent.

7.

a. to put (goods or securities) on the market in large quantities and at a low price, esp. in an attempt to reduce losses.

b. to sell (goods) into foreign markets below cost in an effort to destroy foreign competition.

8. to output (computer data), often in binary or hexadecimal form, esp. to diagnose a failure.

v.i.

9. to fall or drop down suddenly.

10. to throw away or discard garbage, refuse, etc.

11. to release contents: a sewage pipe that dumps in the ocean.

12. dump on,

a. to criticize harshly; abuse.

b. to unload one's problems onto (another person).

n.

13. an accumulation of discarded garbage, refuse, etc.

14. Also called dumpsite , dumping-ground. a place where garbage, refuse, etc., is deposited.

15. a collection of ammunition, military stores, etc., deposited at some point, as near a battlefront, for distribution.

16. the act of dumping.

17. Informal. a place, house, or town that is dilapidated, dirty, or disreputable.

18. a copy of dumped computer data.

[1250–1300; Middle English (in sense “to fall suddenly”) < Old Norse dumpa strike, bump]

dump′er, n.

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dump

A temporary storage area, usually in the open, for bombs, ammunition, equipment, or supplies.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Dump

 a pile or heap of rubbish, 1871.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

dump

Past participle: dumped
Gerund: dumping

Imperative

dump

dump

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dump - a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit" shit defecation, laxation - the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
	2.	dump - a piece of land where waste materials are dumped dumpsite, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, wasteyard, waste-yard 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) land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"
	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!" chuck out, discard, cast aside, cast away, throw away, toss away, toss out, put away, throw out, cast out, dispose, fling, toss - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
	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" ditch 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 underprice 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" plunge dive, plunge, plunk - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" drop - to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
	6.	dump - knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" coldcock, floor, knock down, deck beat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"

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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.

4. jilt, drop, abandon, desert, ditch (slang), betray, discard, throw over, leave (someone) in the lurch She was dumped by her long-term lover.

noun

1. rubbish tip, tip, dumping ground, scrapyard, junkyard, rubbish heap, refuse heap The walled garden was used as a dump.

2. (Informal) pigsty, hole (informal), joint (slang), slum, shack, shanty, hovel 'What a dump!' she said.

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dump

verb

1. To remove the cargo or load from:

disburden, discharge, unlade, unload.

2. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:

discard, dispose of, junk, scrap, throw away, throw out.

Informal: chuck, jettison, shuck (off).

Slang: ditch.

3. To get rid of completely by selling, especially in quantity or at a discount:

close out, sell off, sell out, unload.

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Translations

مُسْتَوْدَع قِمامَهمَقْلَبُ النُّفَاياتيَطْرَحيُلْقي النُّفَاياتيُلْقي، يَضَع

hoditodhazovatskládkasmetištěvyhodit

lossepladssmidestille

abschiebenauskippenDumpfallen lassenhinplumpsen lassen

πετώσκουπιδότοπος

vertederoverterbasuralbasurerodejar

dumpatakaatopaikka

dépotoirjeterrejeterverserclicher

bacitismetlište

leraklezúdítszemétlerak ó

losa sig viî; sturta og skilja eftirskella niîursorphaugur

gettarescaricarevendere sottocostoimmondezzaioporcile

ごみ捨て場投げ捨てる

쓰레기 수거장털썩 떨어뜨리다

sąvartynassumesti

izgāztizgāztuvenomestnosviest

dumpenvuilnisbelt

avfallsplassdumpefyllinghellelesse

śmietniskozrzucić

deitar foradepósito de lixojogar foralixeira

сваливатьсвалкасрать

smetisko

odlagališčeodlagati

dumpatipp

ทิ้งที่ทิ้งขยะ

çöplükkoyuvermekatmakbırakıvermekboca etmek

bãi rácvứt bỏ

倾倒垃圾堆猛地扔下

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

2. (Mil) → depósito m

3. (= town) → poblacho m; (= hotel etc) → cuchitril m
it's a real dump! → ¡es una auténtica pocilga!

4. (Comput) → vuelco m de memoria, volcado m de memoria

5. to be (down) in the dumps → tener murria, estar deprimido

6. to have a dump (Brit) (= defecate) → jiñar, cagar

B. VT

1. [+ rubbish etc] → verter, descargar

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?

3. (= get rid of) [+ person] → deshacerse de, librarse de; [+ girlfriend, boyfriend] → plantar

4. (= reject) → rechazar

5. (= throw away) [+ thing] → tirar

6. (Comm) [+ goods] → inundar el mercado de

7. (Comput) → volcar

C. VI (Brit) (= defecate) → jiñar, cagar

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dump

[ˈdʌmp]

n

(also rubbish dump) → décharge f rubbish dump

(= awful place) → taudis m
It's a real dump! → C'est un vrai taudis!

(MILITARY) (= store) → dépôt m

(COMPUTING) → listage m (de la mémoire) dumps

npl
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.

(= get rid of) → se débarrasser de

(= ditch) [+ boyfriend, girlfriend] → plaquer
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

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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)

(inf) to be (down) in the dumps → deprimiert or down (inf) → sein

(Comput) → Dump m, → Speicherabzug m

(sl) to go for (Brit) or take a dump → auf Scheißhaus gehen (sl)

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

(Comput) → ausgeben, abziehen, dumpen

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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

b. (Mil) → deposito

c. (pej, fam) (town, hotel etc) → buco; (house) → catapecchia

d. (Comput) → stampa della memoria, dump m inv

2. vt

a. (get rid of, rubbish etc) → buttare (Comm) (goods) → svendere (fam) (person) → piantare, scaricare

b. (put down, load) → scaricare (fam) (parcel, passenger, coat) → mollare

c. (Comput) → riversare

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dump

(damp) verb

1. to set (down) heavily. She dumped the heavy shopping-bag on the table. laat val يُلْقي، يَضَع стоварвам arriar hodit hinplumpsen lassen stille; smide απιθώνωdejar (maha) viskama با شدت قرار دادن pudottaa déposer לְהָשלִיך पटकना izbaciti lerak menjatuhkan skella niður buttare どさりと落とす 털썩 떨어뜨리다 sumesti, sviesti (smagi) nomest; nosviest campak neerkwakkensette fra seg med et brakrzucać, zwalać په شدت سره كيښودل arriar a trânti сваливать hodiť treščiti istovariti ställa (sätta) ner med en duns ทิ้ง koyuvermek, bırakıvermek 重重地放下 скидати, звалювати زور سے پٹخنا ném phịch xuống 猛地扔下

2. to unload and leave (eg rubbish). People dump things over our wall. gooi يَطْرَح изхвърлям despejar odhazovat auskippen smide ξεφορτώνω, πετώverter, 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 stortenkaste, lesse, kvitte seg med, helle, tømmerzucać, zwalać خالى كول despejar a arunca вываливать odhodiť odlagati baciti tippa, dumpa, tömma [ut] ทิ้งขยะ boşaltmak, boca etmek 傾倒(垃圾) перекидати; складати پھینک جانا đổ thành đống 倾倒（垃圾）

noun

a place for leaving or storing unwanted things. a rubbish dump. hoop, vuilgoedhoop مُسْتَوْدَع قِمامَه бунище despejo smetiště der Müllabladeplatz losseplads χωματερήvertedero, basurero prügimägi آشغال دونی kaatopaikka dépotoirמזבלה 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 stortplaatsfyllingśmietnisko كثافت دانى 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

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dump

→ مَقْلَبُ النُّفَايات, يُلْقي النُّفَايات skládka, vyhodit losseplads, smide fallen lassen, Müllhalde πετώ, σκουπιδότοπος deshacerse de, tirar, 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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