■ noun
1》 a site for depositing rubbish or waste.
↘a heap of rubbish left at a ~.
↘ informal an unpleasant or dreary place.
2》 Computing an act of ~ing stored data.
3》 informal an act of defecation.
■ verb
1》 deposit or dispose of (rubbish or something unwanted).
↘put down firmly and carelessly.
↘ informal desert (someone).
↘send (goods unsaleable in the home market) to a foreign market for sale at a low price.
2》 Computing copy (stored data) to a different location, especially so as to protect against loss.
↘print out the contents of (a store).
3》 ( ~ on ) N. Amer. informal treat badly or criticize harshly.
Origin
ME (orig. in the sense 'fall suddenly'): in later use partly imitative; cf. thump .