dump

dump1 [ dʌmp ] verb transitive **

▸ 1 place something carelessly

▸ 2 get rid of someone/something

▸ 3 leave someone with someone else

▸ 4 end relationship

▸ 5 sell goods at low price

▸ 6 copy information

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) INFORMAL to put something somewhere in a careless way, especially something that is heavy:

She dumped her bags on the floor and flopped onto the bed.

2. ) to get rid of someone or something that you no longer want or need:

Over 150,000 tons of waste are dumped annually along the coastline.

Nolan was angry at being dumped from the team.

3. ) INFORMAL to leave someone in the care of someone else because it is convenient for you, although it may not be for them:

dump someone with someone else: They dumped the kids with her parents while they went shopping.

4. ) INFORMAL to end a sexual or romantic relationship with someone:

Brady's really upset because his girlfriend's just dumped him.

5. ) BUSINESS to sell goods at a very inexpensive price in a foreign country in order to keep prices higher in your own country

6. ) COMPUTING to copy information that is stored inside a computer to another part of the same computer or onto something such as a DISK

`dump on phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL

1. ) dump on someone to treat someone in an unfair way, especially by criticizing or blaming them for something

2. ) dump something on someone to give someone an unpleasant or difficult job to do instead of doing it yourself or helping them with it

dump

dump 2 [ dʌmp ] noun count *

1. ) a place where large amounts of waste are taken, usually from a number of towns: GARBAGE DUMP

2. ) INFORMAL a place or building that is dirty or unpleasant

3. ) a place where military equipment such as weapons are stored for a short period of time:

an ammunition dump

4. ) COMPUTING the process of copying information stored inside a computer to another part of the same computer or onto something such as a DISK

(down) in the dumps INFORMAL

feeling unhappy or without hope:

Some Mondays I just feel down in the dumps.

take a dump IMPOLITE

to go to the toilet to get rid of solid waste