Dump

English Meaning

A thick, ill-shapen piece; a clumsy leaden counter used by boys in playing chuck farthing.

1. To release or throw down in a large mass.
2. To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle: dumped the load of stones.
3. To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting.
4. To get rid of; discard: a fine for dumping trash on public land; dumped the extra gear overboard.
5. Informal To discard or reject unceremoniously: dump an old friend.
6. To place (goods or stock, for example) on the market in large quantities and at a low price.
7. Computer Science To transfer (data stored internally in a computer) from one place to another, as from a memory to a printout, without processing.
8. Slang To knock down; beat.
9. To fall or drop abruptly.
10. To discharge cargo or contents; unload.
11. Slang To criticize another severely: was always dumping on me.
12. A place where refuse is dumped: a garbage dump; a nuclear waste dump.
13. A storage place for goods or supplies; a depot: an ammunition dump.
14. An unordered accumulation; a pile.
15. Computer Science An instance or the result of dumping stored data.
16. Slang A poorly maintained or disreputable place.
17. Vulgar Slang An act of defecating. Often used with take.