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| 1. | [ verb ] as of refuse | |
| Examples: | "No dumping in these woods!" |
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| Related terms: | discard | |
| 2. | [ verb ] sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly | |
| Synonyms: | ditch | |
| Examples: | "The company dumped him after many years of service" "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man" |
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| Related terms: | get_rid_of | |
| 3. | [ verb ] fall abruptly | |
| Synonyms: | plunge | |
| Examples: | "It plunged to the bottom of the well" |
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| Related terms: | drop dive plunge | |
| 4. | [ verb ] drop in a heap or mass | |
| Related terms: | drop dump_truck | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (biology) a coarse term for defecation | |
| Synonyms: | shit | |
| Examples: | "he took a shit" |
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| Related terms: | defecation defecate | |
| 6. | [ verb ] knock down with force | |
| Synonyms: | knock_down coldcock floor deck | |
| Examples: | "He decked his opponent" |
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| Related terms: | beat floor | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (business) sell at artificially low prices | |
| Synonyms: | underprice | |
| Related terms: | sell dumping | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs | |
| Related terms: | copy core_dump computer_science | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (geography) a piece of land where waste materials are dumped | |
| Synonyms: | trash_dump wasteyard rubbish_dump refuse_heap dumpsite waste-yard garbage_dump | |
| Related terms: | site tract garbage_heap toxic_waste_dump eitchen_midden | |
| Similar spelling: |
dumpy Dunphy dumb |
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