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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dump•ing-ground (dum′ping ground′),USA pronunciation n. - dump (def. 18).
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dump /dʌmp/USA pronunciation v. - to drop or let fall in;
fling down or drop heavily or suddenly:[~ + object]Dump the topsoil here. - to throw away or discard (garbage, etc.): [~ + object]The company dumped the toxic wastes into this canal.[no object]a sewage pipe that dumps into the ocean.
- to unload or empty out (a container), such as by tilting:[~ + object]He dumped the garbage can and went back inside.
- to empty out, such as from a container:[~ + object]He dumped the papers from the wastebasket.
- to dismiss from a job:[~ + object]The company dumped him after all those years.
- to rid oneself of (someone or something) suddenly and rudely:[~ + object]Don't dump your troubles on me! He dumped her after 20 years of marriage.
- Businessto sell (goods) into foreign markets below cost in an effort to destroy foreign competition: [~ + object]accused of dumping cars in the American market.[no object]Many politicians accuse foreign countries of dumping as a reason for the trade imbalances.
- Computing[~ + object] to send out or copy (computer data), esp. to find out the reason for a failure.
- Idioms dump on, [~ + on + object] to criticize harshly;
abuse;
insult:They were always dumping on him.
n. [countable] - a place where garbage, etc., is deposited.
- Militarya collection of ammunition, etc., deposited at some point for distribution.
- Informal Termsa place, area, house, or town that is run-down, dirty, or a mess:He lived in a dump, with no kitchen or bathroom.
- Computinga copy of dumped computer data.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dump (dump),USA pronunciation v.t. - to drop or let fall in a mass;
fling down or drop heavily or suddenly:Dump the topsoil here. - Businessto empty out, as from a container, by tilting or overturning.
- to unload or empty out (a container), as by tilting or overturning.
- to be dismissed, fired, or released from a contract:The first baseman was dumped from the team after hitting.210 for the first half of the season.
- to transfer or rid oneself of suddenly and irresponsibly:Don't dump your troubles on me!
- Sport[Boxing Slang.]
- to knock down:The champion was dumped twice but won the fight.
- to lose (a match) intentionally:a bribe to dump a fight.
- Business[Com.]
- to put (goods or securities) on the market in large quantities and at a low price without regard to the effect on market conditions.
- to sell (goods) into foreign markets below cost in order to promote exports or damage foreign competition.
- Computingto print, display, or record on an output medium (the contents of a computer's internal storage or the contents of a file), often at the time a program fails.
- Slang Termsto kill;
murder:threats to dump him if he didn't pay up.
v.i. - to fall or drop down suddenly.
- to throw away or discard garbage, refuse, etc.
- Business[Com.]
- to offer goods for sale in large quantities at a low price.
- to dump below-cost goods into foreign markets.
- to release contents:a sewage pipe that dumps in the ocean.
- Slang Termsto complain, criticize, gossip, or tell another person one's problems:He calls me up just to dump.
- Slang Terms(vulgar). to defecate.
- Idioms dump on (someone), [Informal.]
- to attack with verbal abuse;
criticize harshly:Reporters never tired of dumping on certain public figures. - to unload one's problems onto (another person):You never phone me without dumping on me.
n. - an accumulation of discarded garbage, refuse, etc.
- Also called dumpsite, dumping-ground. a place where garbage, refuse, etc., is deposited.
- [Mil.]
- Militarya collection of ammunition, stores, etc., deposited at some point, as near a battlefront, for distribution.
- Militarythe ammunition, stores, etc., so deposited.
- the act of dumping.
- Mining
- a runway or embankment equipped with tripping devices, from which low-grade ore, rock, etc., are dumped.
- the pile of ore so dumped.
- Informal Termsa place, house, or town that is dilapidated, dirty, or disreputable.
- Business(in merchandising) a bin or specially made carton in which items are displayed for sale:Fifty copies of the best-selling paperback novel were in a dump near the checkout counter.
- Computinga copy of the contents of a computer's internal storage or of the contents of a file at a given instant, that is printed, displayed, or stored on an output medium.
- another source, or independent expressive formation
- Old Norse dumpa strike, bump; modern senses as transitive verb, verbal and noun, nominal (not known before 19th cent.) perh.
- Middle English (in sense "to fall suddenly'') 1250–1300
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