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Meaning of dump in English

dump
verb
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dump verb (PUT DOWN)

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C2 [ + adv/prep, T ]
to put down or drop something in a careless way:
He came in with four shopping bags and dumped them on the table.
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dump verb (GET RID OF)

C1 [ T ]
to get rid of something unwanted, especially by leaving it in a place where it is not allowed to be:
Toxic chemicals continue to be dumped into the river.
Several old cars had been dumped near the beach.
The tax was so unpopular that the government decided to dump it.
[ T ]
to sell unwanted goods very cheaply, usually in other countries:
dump something on someone/something They accused the West of dumping out-of-date medicines on developing countries.
[ T ]   computing   specialized
to move information from a computer's memory to another place or device
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dump verb (END RELATIONSHIP)

C2 [ T ] informal
to suddenly end a romantic relationship you have been having with someone:
If he's so awful, why don't you just dump him?
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dump verb (SPORTS)

[ T ]
in team sports, to pass the ball a short distance to another player in your team:
dump something off He moved right before dumping off a short pass to the running back.
He dribbled under the basket and dumped off the ball to the centre.
dump something to someone He dumped the ball to a back or tight end.
[ T ]
in ice hockey, to hit the puck far into the opposing team's area:
He dumps the puck in the corner and goes for a change.
Teams can't simply dump the puck into the other team's zone and chase it down.
[ T ]
in golf, to hit the ball into some water or a bunker (= an area filled with sand):
She dumped her second shot in the water at the 10th.
He hit his pitch shot too casually and dumped his ball into the bunker.
[ I or T ]
(also set dump, setter dump)
in volleyball, to push the ball over the net on the second touch, rather than sending it to another team member:
When the opponent’s defence are scrambling to get into position is a great time for the setter to dump the ball in the middle of the court.
An important part of your setting game is knowing the perfect time to set dump.
To successfully setter dump you have to be able to fool the opponent.
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dump
noun [ C ]
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dump noun [C] (PLACE)

C1
(UK also rubbish dump); (US also garbage dump)
a place where people are allowed to leave their rubbish:
I'm going to clean out the basement and take everything I don't want to the dump.
Synonym
tip
C2 informal
a very unpleasant and unattractive place:
This town is a complete dump!
a place where things of a particular type are stored, especially by an army:
an ammunition/arms/weapons/food dump
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dump noun [C] (COMPUTING)

computing   specialized
an act of moving information from a computer's memory to another place or device
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dump noun [C] (SPORTS)

sports   specialized
(also setter dump, set dump, dump shot)
in volleyball, an attack by the setter in which the ball is pushed over the net on the second touch rather than sent to another team member:
You need to be ready for dumps every time the opponent is attacking.
Deception is the key, so the opponent won’t see your dump coming.
While a setter dump is fine in regular volleyball, in beach volleyball it is against the rules.
The UCLA setter tried a dump shot.
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Idioms

down in the dumps
have/take a dump
(Definition of dump from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

dump | American Dictionary

dump
verb [ T ]
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to put down or drop something heavy without caring where it goes, or to get rid of something or someone no longer wanted:
The ship was accused of dumping garbage overboard.
She missed too many rehearsals and was dumped from the cast.
dump
noun [ C ]
us
/dʌmp/
(also garbage dump)
a place where people are allowed to leave their garbage:
You have to bring household garbage to the town dump.
infml A dump is also any place that is messy or that you do not like because it is of low quality:
Why are you staying in this dump?
(Definition of dump from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

dump | Business English

dump
verb
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[ T ] informal
to stop using or supporting something or someone:
The group has dumped plans for a giant US takeover after ruling that difficult stock market conditions would prevent it raising the cash.
The star was dumped by the record label after a string of failures.
[ I or T ]   ECONOMICS
to sell goods so cheaply in another country that companies in that country cannot compete fairly:
The Commerce Department announced punitive tariffs against foreign paper manufacturers accused of dumping goods in the US below cost.
dump on sth The producers of the goods are claiming that foreign manufacturers are dumping on the market.
[ T ]   FINANCE
to sell large amounts of something that you do not want to keep:
As the stock rose, he dumped his shares, making $160,000.
[ T ]   ENVIRONMENT
to throw something away in a place that is not suitable or allowed by law:
Often the toxic waste is dumped in local rivers or burned, increasing health and environmental problems.
[ T ]   IT
to move information from a computer's memory in order to store it:
Dump all the data onto an external hard drive as a backup.
(Definition of dump from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of dump

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One valve exit directs the water t o a metering station, while the second exit leads t o a dump tank.
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This population was more extensive than at the fuel dump and the animals appeared to be at higher densities.
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Such a large value of energy can definitely not be possible with cavity dumped oscillators, especially delivering pulses of 10- 20 femtosecond (fs).
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The morning's surf, breaking offshore and dumping heavily inshore, was clearly unmanageable but preparations went forward in hopes of an improvement.
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Less obvious, butpotentially serious, are vegetables grown in market gardens built over old refuse dumps.
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Some of these latter workshops may be dumps.
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The assumption that heat generated from processing is dumped to the surroundings only via thermal radiation is a reasonable assumption for so-called planet-sized computers.
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These same communities also created garbage dumps containing all their generated waste.
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Proximity to a conservation area or to garbage dumps have remarkably large impacts on property prices.
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Conversely, 'slender' cladding technology embodies more energy but is very likely to be dumped when the building is 19 demolished.
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The low parts are also used as garbage dumps.
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For example, the child sees a dinosaur, a drum, and a dump truck.
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The presence of this peridomestic species in degraded forests (found in dumps near habitations) seemed to be related to human presence.
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The residue from the boilers was dumped into the sea.
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In this case, the main par t of the beam is dumped on the diamond target at once.
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