dump

CEFRB1

/dʌmp/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To put something down carelessly or in a waste place.

  2. 02

    noun

    A place where waste is left.

Examples

  • The taxi collided head-on with a dump truck and was badly crushed.

  • You were about to dump her flat out, weren't you?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [dɐm̥p]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

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

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

noun

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • The new XML dump is coming soon.

  • a toxic waste dump

  • an ammo dump

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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.