Dump
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dʌmp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dump is a noun meaning A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
Meaning
A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
More Meanings
- A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.
- That which is dumped, especially in a chaotic way; a mess.
- (computing) An act of dumping, or its result.
- (computing) A formatted listing of the contents of program storage, especially when produced automatically by a failing program.
- A storage place for supplies, especially military.
- (slang) An unpleasant, dirty, disreputable, unfashionable, boring, or depressing looking place.
- (slang, often with the verb "take", euphemistic) An act of defecation; a defecating.
Example Sentences
an ammo dump
a munitions dump
a toxic waste dump
I have to take a dump.
Word Forms
- dumps
- dumping
- dumped
Synonyms for dump
Depending on context, synonyms include chuck, heave, bung, cast, chunk, cook.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wasteyard, plunge, floor, deck, coldcock, shit.
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