DUMP


Meaning of DUMP in English

■ 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 .

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