英语词汇“dump”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

dump

释义

dump¹ verbdump² noun

dumpdump1 /dʌmp/ S3 verb [transitive]

MENU FOR dumpdump1 put something somewhere2 get rid of something3 end relationship4 sell goods5 copy informationPhrasal verbsdump on somebody

WORD ORIGINdump1

Origin:

1300-1400 Perhaps from Dutch dompen ‘to put in water, throw down’

VERB TABLE

dump

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	dump
	he, she, it	dumps
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	dumped
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have dumped
	he, she, it	has dumped
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had dumped
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will dump
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have dumped

Continuous Form
Present	I	am dumping
	he, she, it	is dumping
	you, we, they	are dumping
Past	I, he, she, it	was dumping
	you, we, they	were dumping
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been dumping
	he, she, it	has been dumping
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been dumping
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be dumping
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been dumping

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

"Why did he dump her?" "He met somebody else."
Hill had to drive six miles just to dump her garden waste.
I dumped my heavy suitcase down on the doorstep.
I mean he just used her emotionally and then dumped her.
I think the guy's a jerk. I'm glad Debbie dumped him.
People dump rubbish in the lanes, and the council is slow to clean it up.
People who want to get rid of old cars sometimes dump them in the woods.
Should I dump this coffee? It's cold.
The half-burned bodies were dumped in mass graves.
They were accused of dumping computer chips on the U.S. market.
Toxic waste is being dumped into the ocean.
Who dumped all these books on my desk?

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A long list of Silicon Valley companies were unceremoniously dumped from the Net for several hours Friday.
And if the market plunges, many Wall Street newcomers might dump stocks and mutual funds as quickly as they bought them.
During the offseason they dumped Mike Gartner to Phoenix for a fourth-round pick, a fire-sale sort of deal.
He gathered in the tarpaulin as a yachtsman might a spinnaker and dumped it behind him before peering into the semi-darkness.
Q: Should I dump my laserdisc player?
They agreed to observe the moratorium, and to resume dumping after 2007 only in consultation with other signatory states.
You told them to dump the body in the bay, where it wouldn't be found for a while.

THESAURUS► put

to move something to a particular place: · I’ve put the wine in the fridge.· Where have you put my grey shirt?

► place

to put something somewhere carefully: · ‘It’s beautiful,’ he said, placing it back on the shelf.

► lay

to put someone or something down carefully on a flat surface: · He laid all the money on the table.· She laid the baby on his bed.

► position

to carefully put something in a suitable position: · Position the microphone to suit your height.· Troops were positioned around the city.

► slip

to put something somewhere with a quick movement: · He slipped his arm around her waist.· Carrie quickly slipped the money into her bag.

► shove

to put something into a space or container quickly or carelessly: · Shove anything you don’t want in that sack.· I’ve ironed those shirts so don’t just shove them in a drawer.

► stick

(also bung British English) informal to put something somewhere quickly or carelessly: · I stuck the address in my pocket and I can’t find it now.· Could you bung those clothes in the washing machine?

► dump

to put something down somewhere in a careless and untidy way: · Don’t just dump all your bags in the kitchen.· People shouldn’t dump rubbish at the side of the street.

► pop

informal to quickly put something somewhere, usually for a short time: · Pop it in the microwave for a minute.

► thrust

literary to put something somewhere suddenly or forcefully: · ‘Hide it,’ he said, thrusting the watch into her hand.

Longman Language Activatorto get rid of someone because you do not like or need them any more► get rid of

· New police chief Brody promised to get rid of the city's drug dealers.· The company announced that it will get rid of another 500 workers by the end of the year.· One of the administration's first tasks will be to get rid of many of the officials appointed by the previous president.

► purge

if the leaders of a political organization purge a group of people from that organization, they get rid of them because they have political views that they strongly disagree with: · Many radicals were purged from the party in the early seventies.· In the North, Sung systematically purged those whom he considered a threat.

► weed out

to find out those people who are not suitable to belong to an organization or group, and get rid of them: · We do have procedures in place to weed out individuals who are corrupt.· The report claimed that there were at least 20,000 inefficient teachers that needed to be weeded out.

► root out

to try hard to find out all the people who are not suitable to belong to a particular group or organization, especially when it is not easy to know who they are, and get rid of them: · The Ministry of Health is continuing its efforts to root out incompetent doctors.· At that time, a secret branch of the National Police was involved in rooting out dissidents.

► somebody will have to go

also somebody has (got) to go American spoken say this when you no longer want to employ someone: · It's been decided. Murrow will have to go.· "Gates has done nothing but divide this city. He has got to go," said one of the protesters.

► dump

informal to end a relationship with a boyfriend or girlfriend: · I think the guy's a jerk. I'm glad Debbie dumped him.· "Why did he dump her?" "He met somebody else."

to put something somewhere quickly or carelessly► shove

informal to push something quickly or carelessly into a space or container: shove something in/into/under etc: · Shove anything you don't want in that sack.· He bundled the papers together and shoved them into a drawer.

► stick

spoken to put something somewhere, especially quickly or carelessly: stick something on/in/over something: · I stuck the pictures in a drawer and forgot all about them.· "What should I do with these?" "Oh, just stick them anywhere."

► dump

to carelessly drop something somewhere in an untidy way, especially something heavy: · People dump rubbish in the lanes, and the council is slow to clean it up.dump something on/in/there etc: · Who dumped all these books on my desk?dump something down: · I dumped my heavy suitcase down on the doorstep.

► slam down

to put something down somewhere quickly and violently because you are angry: slam something down: · She slammed the cup down, and coffee splashed all over him.slam down something: · "To hell with you," he shouted, and slammed down the phone.

► thrust

to put something forcefully and suddenly into a place: thrust something in/on/under etc: · Clark thrust a paper sack across the counter and demanded money.· She thrust the bag into my hands. "Hide it," she hissed.· He nervously thrust his hands into his pockets.

► pop

informal to put something somewhere quickly for a short time: pop something in/into/under etc: · She took out a piece of chewing gum and popped it in her mouth.· Pop it in the microwave for a couple of minutes.

► bung

British informal to put something somewhere quickly and without thinking carefully: bung something in/into/on etc: · Could you bung those clothes into the washing machine for me?· Just sign the card, bung it in an envelope and send it off.

► plonk

especially British /plunk American to put something down somewhere noisily and carelessly: plonk something on/in/there etc: · She brought a bottle of beer and a glass and plonked them on the table in front of me.· Gamblers plunked nickels and quarters into the slot machines.plonk something down: · Are those things for me? Just plonk them down anywhere.· Gary plunked a dollar down on the counter to pay for his Coke.

to throw something away► throw away

also chuck away informal British informal: throw/chuck something away · I've thrown his photograph away and I never want to see his face again.· It's a nice dress. It would be a shame to chuck it away.· To avoid the risk of infection, needles must be used once and then thrown away immediately.throw/chuck away something · Some employers throw away all incorrectly hand-written applications without even reading them.· In the bin there were a few scraps of food his mum had chucked away.

► throw out

also chuck out especially British, informal, /toss out American informal to get rid of something, especially when you are trying to make a place more tidy or to make space for new things: throw/chuck/toss something out: · You haven't thrown those magazines out have you?· We chucked a lot of stuff out when we moved house.throw/chuck/toss out something: · She would do nothing for days then spring into action and spend a day throwing out all the garbage, cleaning the bathroom, and dusting.· Why don't you toss out all those old books. You'll never want to read them again.

► get rid of

to throw something away, especially something old or dirty: · I think it's time we got rid of all these old toys.· If you hate that furniture so much why don't you get rid of it and buy some new stuff.get rid of something for somebody: · Give me the empty bottles -- I'll get rid of them for you.

► toss/chuck

American informal to get rid of something, especially when you are trying to make a place more tidy or to make room for new things: · If you don't want any of these shoes, I'm going to toss them.· "What should I do with all your old text books?" "Just chuck them out - I'm never going to need them."

► dispose of something

formal to throw away something that you do not want or no longer need, by putting it in a suitable place: · Please dispose of this wrapper carefully.· Nuclear waste can cause serious damage to the environment if not disposed of properly.

► discard

formal to throw away something that you no longer need, especially by dropping it on the ground or leaving it somewhere you should not: · People who discard their litter in the streets should have to pay heavy fines.· A child had become trapped in a refrigerator discarded in a vacant lot.

► dump

to throw away something dangerous or something no one wants, especially by leaving it in an unsuitable place: dump something in/into something: · People who want to get rid of old cars sometimes dump them in the woods.· Toxic waste is being dumped into the ocean.· The half-burned bodies were dumped in mass graves.

WORD SETS► Computers

access, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► rubbish tip/dump

(=a place to take rubbish)

► dump waste

· They were fined for illegally dumping waste.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► illegally

· Instead waste is being illegally dumped to avoid the tax.· State and federal investigators believe the substance may have been illegally dumped or leaked into the water.

► unceremoniously

· Nine hours after she'd been bundled into the room, they unceremoniously dumped Adam in with her.· A long list of Silicon Valley companies were unceremoniously dumped from the Net for several hours Friday.· If they are verbally aggressive to staff they will be dumped unceremoniously in this room.

NOUN► bag

· Gratefully Paige dumped her bag beside the fallen tree.· When we park the shopping cart and dump our bag, they swoop down to investigate.· You can barely dump your black bag in the bin before the rubbish regulars pounce.· I decided I'd better dump my bags, literally, and make my presence known.· That day Raybestos had succeeded in dumping some 100 bags of waste.· I dumped my duffel bag by the wall and he called for Maria to bring the tea.· The driver dumped the mail bag on the counter, lifting the sealed bag without speaking a word.

► body

· You told them to dump the body in the bay, where it wouldn't be found for a while.· Half the time he dump the body out and bring the casket back to sell it again.· Then a wave of feebleness swamped me and dumped my body on the top step.· C., dumped gasoline on the bodies and set them afire.· They tortured and shot him, then dumped his body.· The killers shot Mr Bates in the back of the head and then dumped his body.· She appears only to male descendants of the family who slaughtered her own long ago, dumping their bodies in Lake Darmstadt.

► car

· He has used the waste ground to dump old cars, which he intends to renovate.· First thing to do is dump the car.· The couple, who dumped the car and fled, were being hunted last night.· He might make it back by four in the morning, once he'd dumped the car.

► contents

· She dumps the contents on to the floor.· Manion walked up to a student in the front row and dumped the contents of the puzzle box on her desk.· In his haste the intruder had pulled out drawers and dumped their contents on the floor.· The cops had him dump the contents.· He was about to dump the contents of the porridge tin overboard when we remembered our hitch-hiking friend.· They dumped the contents of a few suitcases on the ground, kicked them with their boots and stamped on them.

► garbage

· A kitchen worker appeared, dumped two black garbage sacks, then disappeared.· Whoever dumped that garbage out there.· Some woman was just here saying you dumped that garbage.

► landfill

· The rest is dumped in landfill sites.· A further 42 percent is spread on farmland and 23 percent is dumped in landfills or piped out to sea.

► material

· There have been some real instances of just dumping nuclear material in the oceans.· The reclamation would involve dumping the dredged material on the estuary's Lappel bank.

► rubbish

· They have dumped their rubbish on the cheap in the East for years.· The farmer who lives at nearby Eastbach Farm has applied for permission to dump rubbish despite widespread opposition from the village.· The back lanes in the North Road area have been atrocious, people were dumping their rubbish in them.

► sea

· At present, anything excepting specifically blacklisted substances can be dumped at sea.· The convention establishes the principle that nothing that is harmful to human health and marine life can be dumped at sea.· Over six million tonnes of oil is dumped into the seas annually. 7.· The existing blacklist of substances not to be dumped at sea would be superseded by the blanket ban.· Police believe the two friends were attacked while sunbathing and raped and murdered before being dumped in the sea.· Activists have caught vessels dumping nuclear waste at sea, but most no longer sail.· Besides, dumping at sea is cheap, and so it fails to reflect the possible environmental costs imposed on future generations.· The government is currently considering building facilities for processing liquid radioactive waste and other measures to end dumping at sea by 1995.

► site

· It also applied for planning permission to dump at another site it owned at Barnahely, Ringaskiddy.· Raybestos ruled out the possible compromise of a temporary permission to dump asbestos at the site.· The rest is dumped in landfill sites.· According to Greenpeace, 1,100 tons of munitions were dumped at the site in 1991 and 8,400 tons thus far this year.· For every tonne of waste dumped in a landfill site, the Treasury demands £1 1.

► street

· Then they are dumped on the street.· Now, there is nothing a politician fears more than a 106-year-old granny who is dumped into the street.· Actually, I can, given the stuff that dolts selfishly dump on the streets of my neighborhood.· Silently, calmly, she picked up the cloth full of steaming pupusas and dumped them into the street.· These kids are being dumped in the streets without jobs.

► waste

· It was the Mirror too which exposed the massive government cover-up last year over the poisonous waste being dumped on our beaches.· Find out what waste is being dumped near your home and campaign against it.· Residents are concerned that toxic waste may be dumped.· Instead waste is being illegally dumped to avoid the tax.· In one city, contaminated waste was dumped next to a shopping centre.· For every tonne of waste dumped in a landfill site, the Treasury demands £1 1.· Solid wastes are either burnt or buried in landfill tips and fluid wastes are dumped in the sea.

1put something somewhere [always + adverb/preposition] to put something somewhere in a careless untidy way:

Merrill dumped her suitcase down in the hall.dump something on something

They dump tons of salt on icy road surfaces to make driving safer.dump something in/into something

He found a can of beef stew and dumped it in a saucepan to heat.► see thesaurus at put2get rid of something a)to get rid of something that you do not want:

Ellie dumped all the photos of her ex-husband.

He dumped her body into the sea. b)to get rid of waste material by taking it from people’s houses and burying it under the soil:

Britain dumps more of its waste than any other European country.3end relationship informal to end a relationship with someone:

Vicky dumped Neil yesterday.4sell goods to get rid of goods by selling them in a foreign country at a much lower pricedump in/on

a campaign to stop cheap European beef being dumped in West Africa5copy information technical to copy information stored in a computer’s memory on to something else such as a disk or magnetic tape → dumpingdump on somebody phrasal verb informal1dump something on somebody to unfairly give someone an unwanted job, duty, or problem to deal with:

Don’t just dump the extra work on me.2American English to treat someone badly3 American English to criticize someone very strongly and often unfairly:

politicians dumping on their opponents4dump (something) on somebody to tell someone all your problems and worries:

We all dump our troubles on Mike.

dump¹ verbdump² noun

dumpdump2 noun [countable]

MENU FOR dumpdump1 waste2 weapons3 unpleasant place4 down in the dumps5 computer6 take a dump

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

a garbage dump
an ammunition dump
How can you live here? This place is a dump.
The Ewells' place is a real dump.
Why don't you do something about your room - it's a dump.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

As dump opponents had feared, it explicitly sidesteps many of the ecological concerns raised last fall by Park Service scientists.
Brown and gold among the green, purple flowers, the gorse in sunny dumps.
Over in the sanitation department, long-neglected dumps are in urgent need of attention.
Soroka also said market conditions would keep Allied from increasing dump tip fees.
The initial reaction of the community to the news of the dump was that it was only what could be expected.
The State of Illinois, south of Chicago, is an endless dump.
There was a car dump there now.
Though Aurul had posted two guards on the dump, they made no visible efforts to stop them.

Longman Language Activatorplace/room► messy

also untidy British if a place is messy or untidy , things have been left carelessly in different parts of it instead of being neatly arranged: · She felt uncomfortable in such a messy house.· He only cleans up his room when it gets really messy.· My desk isn't always this messy - I've been working on a major project.· Jan found the professor in a small, untidy office.· These drawers are so untidy - I can never find what I'm looking for.

► be a mess

also be in a mess British informal if a place is a mess or is in a mess , it is very untidy and dirty: · Please sit down. Sorry everything's such a mess.· My basement is a complete mess and has been for years.· The whole house is in a mess, but I didn't have time to clean it up.

► cluttered

untidy because there are too many things in a small space: · He works in a cluttered studio that looks like a mechanic's garage.· The trailer was cluttered and cramped, with barely enough room to turn around.cluttered with: · The room was tiny, its walls cluttered with paintings and old photographs.

► dump

informal a place that is untidy and dirty: · The Ewells' place is a real dump.· Why don't you do something about your room - it's a dump.

► pigsty

also pit American informal an untidy and very dirty place: · This place is a pigsty! Clean it up.· I don't know how you can stand living in a pigsty like this.· My room's a total pit, but I'm too lazy to clean it.

► tip

British informal a very untidy place: · Your room's an absolute tip!· It was a very nice house until they moved in and turned it into a tip.

WORD SETS► Computers

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► rubbish dump

British English, garbage dump American English

The fire probably started in a rubbish dump.

► the dump

Put the rest into a sack to take to the dump.

► waste dump

an underground nuclear waste dump

► What a dump

‘What a dump,’ she added as they entered the village.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► rubbish tip/dump

(=a place to take rubbish)

► dump waste

· They were fined for illegally dumping waste.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► nuclear

· Communities of fish and invertebrates are attracted to structures such as oil platforms and nuclear waste dumps.

► toxic

· The programme makes no mention, however, of highly expensive tasks of cleaning up toxic waste dumps and military sites.· The exam-ple that first comes to mind is Superfund, the response to toxic dumps.· There is still no provision for a national toxic wastes dump.· Through lawsuits and protests, toxic landfills and dumps near the Hudson River were closed.· The mesquite forests that once lined a river brimming with unique native fish have given way to banks of toxic dumps.

► waste

· The waste dump must be on a site with a suitable underlying geology; 2.· Some environmentalists have expressed concern that using old mines as waste dumps could be both dangerous and expensive.· The programme makes no mention, however, of highly expensive tasks of cleaning up toxic waste dumps and military sites.· Communities of fish and invertebrates are attracted to structures such as oil platforms and nuclear waste dumps.· Some manufacturing companies are also voluntarily cleaning up old waste dumps.· Secondly, low-grade sources of minerals and waste dumps can be efficiently exploited.

NOUN► garbage

· Bigger garbage firms developed as concern about the safety of garbage dumps did.· Trashmore, a local toboggan hill built atop a garbage dump.· The largest group work at the municipal garbage dump near the banks of the river Cauca.· It sat at the southern edge of San Salvador on land that had once held a garbage dump.· He could be very thorough ... A body on a garbage dump nine miles out west of Atlanta.· The entryway was a garbage dump for rotted food, and the stairways reeked of old and pungent uric acid.· Countless numbers of discarded water jugs and plastic trash bags have turned many areas into garbage dumps.

► rubbish

· They've agreed to postpone development of a rubbish dump for at least 10 years.· Here there was a natural beach, bordered by a thin band of scrub: beyond it was the council rubbish dump.· Rubbish raid: Thieves broke into a rubbish dump near Ripon.· But over the past century we have made it into a rubbish dump.· They searched for the money-filled teddy bear and were told it had been tossed on to a rubbish dump.· With such vandals for subjects, it was fitting that they chose the Adam's Pass rubbish dump as their study site.· Having escaped from their field, two goats wandered around for a while until they found themselves in a rubbish dump.· People have become ever more hostile to the idea of living near a rubbish dump.

► site

· Friends of the Earth is urging local authorities to use the new laws as a means of prosecuting polluting dump sites.· Dangerous wastes will be deposited by error in the rivers and the dump sites that endanger residential neighborhoods.· Concern was also focused on the fact that Ringaskiddy school was within 400 yards of the planned asbestos dump site.· Once a retreat had been forced from one dump site, people believed they could do it again, and did.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► down in the dumps

If you're feeling down in the dumps, come over and have a chat.
Mom's kind of down in the dumps at the moment -- why don't you buy her something to cheer her up?
But his company is still down in the dumps.
She supposed she was feeling a bit down in the dumps, apprehensive too about celebrating Christmas Day at the Danbys.
We can't have you down in the dumps like this.
You sound pretty down in the dumps.

► take a dump

1waste a place where unwanted waste is taken and leftrubbish dump British English, garbage dump American English

The fire probably started in a rubbish dump.

Put the rest into a sack to take to the dump.

an underground nuclear waste dump

a dump site2weapons a place where military supplies are stored, or the supplies themselves:

There has been a series of explosions in an ammunition dump.3unpleasant place informal a place that is unpleasant to live in because it is dirty, ugly, untidy etc:

‘What a dump,’ she added as they entered the village.

Why are you living in a dump like this?4down in the dumps informal very sad and without much interest in life:

She’s feeling a bit down in the dumps.5computer technical the act of copying the information stored in a computer’s memory onto something else, such as a disk:

a screen dump6take a dump informal not polite to pass solid waste from the bowels

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