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dump

//dʌmp//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for dump

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
dumps

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
dump
past (v2)
dumped
past participle (v3)
dumped
present participle
dumping
3rd person singular
dumps

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.

  2. 2.A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.

  3. 3.That which is dumped, especially in a chaotic way; a mess.

  4. 4.An act of dumping, or its result.

    • The new XML dump is coming soon.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner.

  2. 2.To discard; to get rid of something one no longer wants.

  3. 3.To copy (data) from a system to another place or system, usually in order to archive it.

  4. 4.To sell below cost or very cheaply; to engage in dumping.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3545

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

From Middle English dumpen, dompen, probably from Old Norse dumpa (“to thump”) (whence Danish dumpe (“to fall suddenly”)), of uncertain origin, possibly imitative of falling, similar to thump.

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