dump

[[t]dʌmp[/t]]

v. t.

1) to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly:

Dump the topsoil here[/ex]

2) to unload or empty out (a container), as by tilting or overturning

3) to empty out, as from a container

4) to be dismissed, fired, or released from a contract

5) inf to transfer or rid oneself of suddenly and irresponsibly:

Don't dump your troubles on me![/ex]

6) inf to end a romantic relationship with (someone) unexpectedly and without mutual consent

7) bus

a) to put (goods or securities) on the market in large quantities and at a low price, esp. in an attempt to reduce losses

b) to sell (goods) into foreign markets below cost in an effort to destroy foreign competition

8) cmp to output (computer data), often in binary or hexadecimal form, esp. to diagnose a failure

9) to fall or drop down suddenly

10) to throw away or discard garbage, refuse, etc

11) cvb to release contents:

a sewage pipe that dumps in the ocean[/ex]

12) idi+inf dump on

a) to criticize harshly; abuse

b) to unload one's problems onto (another person)

13) an accumulation of discarded garbage, refuse, etc

14) Also called dumpsite,dumping-ground

a place where garbage, refuse, etc., is deposited.

15) mil a collection of ammunition, military stores, etc., deposited at some point, as near a battlefront, for distribution

16) the act of dumping

17) inf Informal. a place, house, or town that is dilapidated, dirty, or disreputable

18) cmp a copy of dumped computer data

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Etymology: 1250–1300; ME (in sense “to fall suddenly”) < ON dumpa strike, bump dump′er, n.