dumped

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.