DUMP

I. verb Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch dompen to immerse, topple; akin to Old Norse ~a to thump, fall suddenly Date: 1784 transitive verb 1. to let fall in or as if in a heap or mass , to get rid of unceremoniously or irresponsibly , jettison , to knock down ; beat , to sell in quantity at a very low price, to copy (data in a computer's internal storage) to an external storage or output device, 5. to hit or throw short and softly , to hit (a puck) deep into the opponent's zone in ice hockey, intransitive verb to fall abruptly ; plunge , to ~ refuse, II. noun Date: 1784 1. an accumulation of refuse and discarded materials, a place where such materials are ~ed, 2. a quantity of reserve materials accumulated at one place, a place where such materials are stored , a disorderly, slovenly, or objectionable place, an instance of ~ing data stored in a computer, an act of defecation