dump

dump  (dmp)

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.

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

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dumper n.

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dump

Verb

1. to drop or let fall in a careless manner: he dumped the books on the bed

2. Informal to abandon (someone or something) without proper care: the unwanted babies were dumped in orphanages

3. to dispose of (nuclear waste)

4. Commerce to sell (goods) in bulk and at low prices, usually in another country, in order to keep prices high in the home market

5. Computers to record (the contents of the memory) on a storage device at a series of points during a computer run

Noun

1. a place where rubbish is left

2. Informal a dirty, unattractive place: you're hardly in this dump out of choice

3. Mil a place where weapons or supplies are stored [probably from Old Norse]

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Dump a pile or heap of rubbish, 1871.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dump - a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit" shit defecation, laxation, shitting - 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, waste-yard, wasteyard 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, deposit, throw down, let fall, fling down

verb 2. get rid of, tip, discharge, dispose of, unload, jettison, empty out, coup Scot. throw away or out

verb 3. scrap, axe (informal) get rid of, abolish, junk (informal) put an end to, discontinue, jettison, put paid to

noun 4. rubbish tip, tip, junkyard, rubbish heap, refuse heap

noun 5. (Informal) pigsty, hole (informal) joint (slang) slum, shack, shanty, hovel

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

Translations

dump [dʌmp] n (= heap) → montón m de basura;

(place) → basurero, vertedero;

(col) → tugurio;

(MIL) → depósito;

(COMPUT) → copia vaciada

vt (= put down) → dejar (= get rid of); deshacerse de;

(COMPUT) → vaciar;

(COMM) [+ goods]; inundar el mercado de;

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

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dump [dʌmp] n → tas m d'ordures;

(also: rubbish dump) → décharge (publique);

(Mil) → dépôt m;

(Comput) → listage m (de la mémoire);

(inf) (= place); trou m

vt (= put down) → déposer; déverser (= get rid of); se débarrasser de;

(Comput) → lister;

(Comm) [+ goods]; vendre à perte (sur le marché extérieur);

to be (down) in the dumps (inf) → avoir le cafard, broyer du noir

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dump [dʌmp] n (also: rubbish dump) → Abfallhaufen m;

(inf) (place) → Müllkippe f;

(Mil) → Depot nt

vt → fallen lassen;

(get rid of) → abladen;

(car) → abstellen;

(Comput) (data) → ausgeben;

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

"no dumping" → "Schuttabladen verboten"

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dump [dʌmp] n → mucchio di rifiuti;

(place) → luogo di scarico;

(MIL) → deposito;

(COMPUT) → scaricamento, dump m inv

vt (= put down) → scaricare; mettere giù (= get rid of); buttar via;

(COMM) [+ goods]; svendere;

(COMPUT) → scaricare;

to be (down) in the dumps (col) → essere giù di corda