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- [duhmp]
- /dʌmp/
- /dʌmp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duhmp]
- /dʌmp/
Definitions of dump word
- verb with object dump to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here. 1
- verb with object dump to empty out, as from a container, by tilting or overturning. 1
- verb with object dump to unload or empty out (a container), as by tilting or overturning. 1
- verb with object dump 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. 1
- verb with object dump to transfer or rid oneself of suddenly and irresponsibly: Don't dump your troubles on me! 1
- verb with object dump 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. 1
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Origin of dump
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English (in sense “to fall suddenly”) < Old Norse dumpa strike, bump; modern senses as transitive v. and noun (not known before 19th cent.) perhaps < another source, or independent expressive formation
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Parts of speech for Dump
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dump popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dump usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dump
verb dump
- drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- unload — to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from: to unload a truck; to unload a cart.
- dispose of — to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
- get rid of — to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
noun dump
- junkyard — a yard for the collection, storage, and resale of junk.
- scrapyard — A scrapyard is a place where old machines such as cars or ships are destroyed and where useful parts are saved.
- landfill — a low area of land that is built up from deposits of solid refuse in layers covered by soil.
- scrapheap — a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.
- depot — A depot is a place where large amounts of raw materials, equipment, arms, or other supplies are kept until they are needed.
adjective dump
- dumper — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- unburden — to free from a burden.
- out with it — a command to make something known immediately, without missing any details
- get off one's chest — Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- unbosom — to disclose (a confidence, secret, etc.).
Antonyms for dump
verb dump
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
noun dump
- benefit — The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
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