dump

I UK [dʌmp] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "dump":
present tense I/you/we/they dump he/she/it dumps present participle dumping past tense dumped past participle dumped
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1) to get rid of someone or something that you no longer want or need

Nolan was angry at being dumped from the team.

Over 150,000 tonnes of waste are dumped annually along the coastline.

2) informal to put something somewhere in a careless way, especially something that is heavy

She dumped her bags on the floor and flopped onto the bed.

3) informal to end a sexual or romantic relationship with someone

Brady's really upset – his girlfriend's just dumped him.

4) informal to leave someone in the care of someone else because it is convenient for you, although it may not be for them

dump someone with someone else:

They dumped the kids with her parents while they went on holiday.

5) business to sell goods at a very low price in a foreign country in order to keep prices higher in your own country

6) computing to copy information that is stored inside a computer to another part of the same computer or onto something such as a disk

Phrasal verbs:

- dump on

II UK [dʌmp] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "dump":
singular dump plural dumps
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1) a place where large amounts of waste are taken, usually outside a town

2) a place where military equipment such as weapons are stored for a short period of time

an ammunition dump

3) informal a place or building that is dirty or unpleasant

4) computing the process of copying information stored inside a computer to another part of the same computer or onto something such as a disk

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(down) in the dumps — informal feeling unhappy or without hope

Some Mondays I just feel in the dumps.

- take a dump