"dump" meaning in English

See dump in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dʌmp/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 dump.ogg [Australia] Forms: dump [singular], dumps [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A dump is a large area for garbage.
    Sense id: simple-dump-en-noun-2EH~bAlH
  2. A dump is the act of emptying something quickly.
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  3. A dump is a place where weapons are kept.
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  4. A dump is a building or apartment that is dirty and not nice to be in.
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  5. A dump is the act of saving data from a large computer to a storage device.
    Sense id: simple-dump-en-noun-NaOt0Tgk Categories (other): Technical
  6. If you take a dump, you push waste out of your anus.
    Sense id: simple-dump-en-noun-x8LzTgT6 Categories (other): Slang

Verb

IPA: /dʌmp/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 dump.ogg [Australia] Forms: dump [canonical], dumps [third-person, singular], dumped [past], dumped [past, participle], dumping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you dump something, you get rid of it.
    Sense id: simple-dump-en-verb-0hiXw2fa
  2. If you dump something, you put it down carelessly.
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  3. If you dump someone, you stop dating them.
    Sense id: simple-dump-en-verb-AYyaKv80
  4. If you dump something, you sell it below cost, often in another country.
    Sense id: simple-dump-en-verb-~9PBKkOV
  5. If you dump data, you save it from a large computer to a storage device.
    Sense id: simple-dump-en-verb-jFGSJTW0 Categories (other): Technical
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